Newscast Director

Nexstar Media Group Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

life insurance

401(K)

Job summary

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. seeks a Director with extensive OverDrive experience to lead live newscasts in the Washington, D.C. market. You will direct, code, and run broadcasts, collaborating with producers and engineering to ensure top-tier productions.

Responsibilities include building OverDrive configurations, handling pre-production, and maintaining seamless transitions across segments, graphics, and live elements under pressure.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Director in a live news environment.
• Expert-level proficiency with Ross OverDrive automation.
• Experience with Ross XPression graphics is a plus.
• Strong technical troubleshooting skills and ability to work with engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and leadership in a collaborative newsroom.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Direct live and recorded newscasts using Ross OverDrive, ensuring seamless execution of rundowns.
• Code, organize and execute newscasts and specials using ENPS based rundowns.
• Build and customize OverDrive coding for news productions, working with producers and technical staff.
• Collaborate with news, production, and engineering teams to ensure smooth operations.
• Call and punch live broadcasts, special coverage, and breaking news with high production standards.
• Lead pre-production including coding, shot blocking, automation setup, and equipment checks.
• Ensure clean transitions between segments, graphics, and live elements by managing production automation.
• Elevate production value by enhancing camera shot composition and OverDrive workflows.
• Adapt to last-minute changes and breaking news with quick decisions.
• Knowledge of studio lighting, Streamdeck, OBS, TVU, Optic, Chyron, Bit Central, and Cue-Script is a plus.

Skills

News direction

Live coordination

Troubleshooting

Communication

Tools

OverDrive

ENPS

Streamdeck

OBS

TVU

Chyron

Bit Central

Cue-Script

Job description

DC NewsNow, a rapidly expanding Nexstar station in the Washington, D.C. market, is seeking a Director with extensive OverDrive experience to lead live newscasts and other productions.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct live and recorded newscasts using Ross OverDrive, ensuring seamless execution of rundowns.
• Code, organize and execute newscasts and specials using ENPS based rundowns.
• Build and customize OverDrive coding for news productions, working closely with producers and technical staff to enhance automation efficiency.
• Collaborate with news, production, and engineering teams to ensure smooth operations and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Call and punch live broadcasts, special coverage, and breaking news while maintaining high production standards.
• Lead pre-production efforts, including coding, shot blocking, automation setup, and equipment checks.
• Ensure clean transitions between segments, graphics, and live elements by effectively managing production automation programs.
• Elevate production value by enhancing camera shot composition, OverDrive operations and workflow integrations.
• Adapt to last-minute changes and breaking news, making quick decisions under pressure.
• General knowledge of studio lighting, Streamdeck, OBS, TVU, Optic, Chyron, Bit Central, and Cue-Script a plus.

Qualifications

• Advanced camera shot framing and composition skills.
• 5+ years of experience as a Director in a live news environment, preferably at a major-market station.
• Expert-level proficiency with Ross OverDrive automation and strong ability to build, edit, and refine show coding.
• Experience with Ross XPression graphics, and other production switchers is a plus.
• Strong technical troubleshooting skills and the ability to work with engineering teams to resolve production issues.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities, with a proven track record of working effectively in a collaborative newsroom environment.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays as news coverage demands.

We value the contribution of our employees and recognize their efforts by offering a competitive compensation plan $26-$31 hourly.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• 401(K)

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” 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 its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property.

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.