Executive Producer - Washington DC, United States - Nexstar Media Group Inc.

Description

time type Full time
Nexstar Media Inc.

has an immediate opening for a Morning Executive Producer who wants to be part of a leadership team that delivers news content for its duopoly in Washington, DC Market #7.

The Executive Producer will work with newsroom leadership to deliver newscasts that reflect the brand promise of DC News Now both on-air and and on our digital assets in the market.

The successful candidate must have experience leading and sustaining continuous breaking news coverage, and is passionate about the weather.

This is an opportunity to make a huge mark in the country's largest television broadcast group and get noticed in a top-10 news market.

The Executive Producer should be an expert at showcasing the big story, producing-up the newscast and an excellent tease writer.

Both inside and outside the beltway, residents can find an amazing food scene (DC boasts more than 20 restaurants receiving Michelin stars in 2021 alone), and a professional sports scene with basketball, baseball, football, hockey, and soccer.

There are boundless National Parks, trails, and the region has distinguished itself by embracing alternative modes of transportation like e-bikes and e-scooters.

The Executive Producer supervises news content across all media platforms and is capable of line producing if needed.
organizing them into a cohesive sequence within a newscast or digital content for the web
Responsible for executing continuing coverage in breaking news situations
Ensures newscasts are highly produced, teases are strong, and content matches the newscast and station brand, adhering to research priorities
Define strategic direction for content coverage to meet business and financial objectives
Manage the morning team, contribute to the editorial process and make solid decisions in breaking news situations
Assist in identifying, recruiting and coaching high potential producers and future news managers
Provide support for special projects and special programming outside of regularly scheduled newscasts
Bachelor's Degree in Communications, TV/film or the equivalent
Must be able to interact well with video journalists, anchors, videographers, news managers, production and engineering staff
Strong news judgment, journalistic integrity and understanding of viewer needs and expectations
LI-Onsite – for jobs that require employees to work at the office
time type Full time
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

(NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across television, streaming and digital platforms, including nearly 300,000 hours of original video content each year.

Nexstar owns America's largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.Nexstar's national television properties include The CW, America's fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, America's fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 70 million television homes, popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network.

The Company's portfolio of digital assets, including The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property.

In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering.

EEO Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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