Assignment and Web Producer

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in Birmingham, AL seeks an Assignment & Web Producer to answer incoming news calls, assign daily stories, and produce content across multiple platforms.

You will dispatch photographers, reporters, and other personnel, coordinate logistics, and participate in daily meetings to develop plans for broadcasts and web content. Proficiency in desktop editing and multi-media formats is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications/Journalism or related degree required.
• One year minimum experience in newsgathering and/or production.
• Experience writing, producing and editing on a desktop editing system.
• Knowledge and understanding of various media platforms.
• Basic understanding and demonstration of multi-media file formats and strong computer skills.
• Understand the importance of social media.

Responsibilities

• Produce, organize, write, and edit content for newscast.
• Dispatches photographers, reporters and other personnel to cover stories.
• Coordinates logistics for news personnel.
• Participates in daily story meetings and supplies a comprehensive list of all possible news stories and works with the News Director to develop plans for all broadcasts.
• Assists in development, planning and follow-up of all news stories.
• Edits video clips as assigned.
• Collaborate with news producers and managers to conceptualize, produce and present content on multiple media platforms.
• Regularly confer with other team members to pick strongest editorial piece produced daily and optimize those articles for the web sites.
• Own the editorial and creative development and coverage of assigned stories across multiple platforms, including but not limited to broadcast, digital and web.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

News production

Content writing

Editing video clips

Content distribution

Social media

Editorial coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Journalism or related degree

Tools

Desktop editing system

Job description

The Assignment & Web Producer answers incoming news calls and assigns daily news stories according to the news personnel available and will produce and distribute content elements across several media platforms.

• Produce, organize, write, and edit content for newscast
• Dispatches photographers, reporters and other personnel to cover stories
• Coordinates logistics for news personnel
• Participates in daily story meetings and supplies a comprehensive list of all possible news stories and works with the News Director to develop plans for all broadcasts
• Assists in development, planning and follow-up of all news stories
• Edits video clips as assigned
• Collaborate with news producers and managers to conceptualize, produce and present content on multiple media platforms
• Regularly confer with other team members to pick strongest editorial piece produced daily and optimize those articles for the web sites
• Own the editorial and creative development and coverage of assigned stories across multiple platforms, including but not limited to broadcast, digital and web
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Communications/Journalism or related degree required
• One year minimum experience in newsgathering and/or production
• Experience writing, producing and editing on a desktop editing system
• Knowledge and understanding of various media platforms
• Basic understanding and demonstration of multi-media file formats and strong computer skills
• Understand the importance of social media