Multi-Media Journalist / Producer

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. seeks a dynamic journalist for WHO 13 Des Moines. The role blends on-air presence with writing for web, text, and social channels, plus video shoot/editing and operating ENG Live trucks.

The candidate should be able to enterprise stories, write broadcast copy, and report live, under tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom. Availability for various weather and travel conditions is needed.

Qualifications

• 2 years television newsroom experience.
• 2 years news reporting/writing experience preferred.
• 4-year college degree preferred.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Knowledge of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, etc.
• Computer literate; Final Cut Pro preferred.

Responsibilities

• Engaging on-air and online personality.
• Write web, text, and social-media versions of news stories.
• Shoot and edit video and sound.
• Operate ENG Live truck.
• Enterprise news stories.
• Write and interpret broadcast-news copy.
• Report live-breaking news.
• Handle deadline pressure.
• Produce newscasts.
• Drive news vehicles when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Driver's license

Final Cut Pro

Social media

News reporting

News writing

College degree

Deadline pressure

Desk work

Education

4-year college degree preferred

Tools

Final Cut Pro

Job description

PURPOSE FOR THE POSITION:

Contribute in any way necessary to the content gathering and producing for WHO 13.

PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS ESSENTIAL TO THE JOB:

• Engaging on-air and online personality.
• Ability to write web, text, and social-media versions of news stories.
• Ability to shoot and to edit video and sound.
• Ability to operate ENG Live truck.
• Ability to enterprise news stories.
• Ability to write and interpret broadcast-news copy.
• Ability to report live-breaking news.
• Ability to handle deadline pressure.
• Ability to produce newcasts.
• Ability to drive news vehicles when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Valid driver’s license
• Computer literate. Experience with Final Cut Pro preferred
• Knowledge of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, etc.
• 2 years television newsroom experience
• 2 years news reporting/writing experience preferred.
• 4-year college degree preferred
• Work under extreme pressure, deadlines, and adverse weather conditions
• Desk work, walking, and standing.

RELATIONSHIPS:

• Internal contacts: All station personnel
• External contacts: General public

STATEMENT ABOUT OTHER DUTIES:

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intendedto bean accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to requirethat other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, special projects, technological developments, etc.