Associate Producer

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in Dayton, OH is seeking an Associate Producer to contribute story ideas, write stories, and organize compelling newscasts or digital content for the web.

You will assist in writing and production for broadcast or online publication, participate in the editorial process, and craft material that grows audiences across digital platforms while meeting brand standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in communications or related field.
• Understand brand-building directives and editorial standards.
• Interact effectively with reporters, anchors, videographers, producers, and engineering staff.
• Attention to detail and accuracy in writing and production.
• Strong verbal and written communication, grammar, and analytical skills.
• Develop solid news judgment and story sense.
• Uphold journalistic integrity and understand viewer needs.
• Knowledge of media production and dissemination techniques for written, oral, and visual media.

Responsibilities

• Assist in writing and production of broadcast or online publication.
• Contribute to editorial process and make solid decisions in breaking news situations.
• Execute strategies that engage and grow audiences across all digital devices.
• Write, produce and edit material that appeals to target audiences.
• Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other sources.

Skills

Story ideas

Writing stories

Editorial decisions

Digital content production

Audience engagement

Detail oriented

Strong news judgment

Journalistic integrity

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Communications, TV/Film or equivalent

Job description

A friendly, affordable midwestern city with so much to offer. Work, play, and enjoy life in the “Gem City.” Dayton is known as the birthplace of aviation, and features a mecca of restaurants, festivals, museums, sports teams and entertainment. Forbes named Dayton one of the top 20 best cities to live in as a career professional. Trulia ranked Dayton the #3 least expensive city to live in out of the top 100 metropolitan areas in the country. Come join a growing team and affordable midwestern city.

The Associate Producer is responsible for contributing story ideas; writing stories; organizing them within an energetic and memorable newscast or digital content for the web.

Responsibilities

• Assist in writing and production of broadcast or online publication.
• Contribute to the editorial process and make solid decisions in breaking news situations.
• Execute strategies that engage and grow audiences across all digital devices.
• Write, produce and edit material that appeals to target audiences.
• Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other information sources.

Requirements & Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, TV/film or equivalent experience may substitute.
• Understand brand building directives.
• Interact well with video journalists, anchors, videographers, news managers, production, digital and engineering staff.
• Detail oriented.
• Excellent verbal, written, grammar and analytical skills.
• Ability to develop strong news judgment.
• Possess journalistic integrity and understanding of viewer needs and expectations.
• Knowledge of media production, communication and dissemination techniques and methods, including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• Ability to meet quality standards for service & evaluate customer satisfaction.

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