NewsNation Segment Producer, PRIME (Chicago)

Nexstar Media Group; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental & vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) with company matching

Paid parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

NewsNation is seeking a Segment Producer to join our Chicago-based team and work on the network’s flagship weekend primetime newscast. You will collaborate with show producers to craft guest segments, write scripts, gather visuals, and request graphics.

As a Segment Producer, you will pitch ideas, coordinate guests, and help lead narrative storytelling under tight deadlines for national broadcasts and investigations.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in national or major-market news.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field.
• Strong news judgment and editorial sensibilities.
• Strong broadcast newswriting skills.
• Ability to create dynamic graphic and video elements.
• Self-directed, self-motivated and able to work well with a diverse group.

Responsibilities

• Pitch stories daily.
• Identify top-tier guests and segments that help NewsNation stand out.
• Write, organize, and produce scripts and elements for show and interview segments.
• Monitor the latest news and locate people, images, and sound editorial information via social and other platforms.
• Find reliable guests/witnesses quickly during breaking news situations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Producer and Senior Producer or network leadership.

Skills

Guest segments

Script writing

Story pitching

Broadcast newswriting

Graphic elements

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

NewsNation is looking for a Segment Producer to work on the network's flagship weekend primetime newscast.

The Segment Producer role works with show producers to write guest segments, including script writing, visual element gathering, and graphics requests. The Segment Producer also pitches story and guest ideas as a key part of their role.

NewsNation Prime focuses on news of the day, breaking news, and long-form investigations, deep dives, and in-depth conversations with leaders and lawmakers. NewsNation Prime also focuses on Pulse of America bookings, speaking with real Americans from across the country about what they are seeing and facing, shining a spotlight on the under-told stories across the country. Candidates must have excellent organizational skills, be effective communicators, be detail-oriented, be solid broadcast writers, and work well under deadline pressure.

NewsNation stands out in a competitive news environment by storytelling in a dynamic, visually forward way. What can NewsNation do to storytell in a way that gives our viewers something more, key takeaways, and brings them back next time?

The position is based in our Chicago office.

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Duties & Responsibilities:

• Pitch stories daily.
• Identify top-tier guests and segments that help NewsNation stand out.
• Write, organize, and produce scripts and elements for show and interview segments.
• Monitor the latest news and locate people, images, and sound editorial information via Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Dataminr, YouTube, and other platforms.
• Find reliable guests/witnesses quickly during breaking news situations.
• Perform other duties as assigned the by Executive Producer and Senior Producer or network leadership.

Requirements & Skills:

• Five or more years' experience in national or major-market news
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree in journalism or related field.
• Must exhibit strong news judgment and editorial sensibilities
• Strong broadcast newswriting skills are required
• Must be able to create dynamic graphic and video elements
• Must be self-directing, self-motivating and able to work will with a diverse group of people
• Must interact well with on-air talent, news managers, videographers, production, digital and engineering staff
• Should be able to handle stress, including short deadlines
• Should be able to work at a computer for extended periods of time
• Must be able to work assigned shifts and be on call during overnights, mornings and weekends/holidays
• Flexibility to adjust schedule and assignments as network's needs evolve.

Salary Range:

$60,000 - $70,000

Benefits:

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes, but not limited to, medical (with multiple plan options), dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) with company matching contributions, Paid Parental leave, life insurance and more. Part time employees are eligible for 401(k) and any local/state leave plans. Union positions are subject to the benefits outlined in their Collective Bargaining Agreement.