Segment Producer, NewsNation Prime

Nexstar Media Group Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Paid parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

NewsNation in Chicago is seeking a Segment Producer for the PRIME weekend primetime newscast. You will write guest segments, organize scripts and visual elements, and pitch story ideas in collaboration with show producers.

Responsibilities include identifying top-tier guests, producing scripts for segments, and sourcing video and graphics while meeting tight deadlines. Requires strong news judgment, broadcast writing skills, and at least five years in national or major-market news.

Qualifications

• 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 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

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 platforms and video sources.
• 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

News writing

Broadcast writing

Story pitching

Graphics creation

Deadline handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Tools

Dataminr

Twitter

Facebook

Instagram

YouTube

Job description

NewsNation Segment Producer, PRIME (Chicago)

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.

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

Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000 Annually

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.

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. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

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.