at Nexstar Media Group in Champaign, Illinois, United States
Job Description
The Managing Editor assists in helping to run the day-to-day operations of the newsroom on evenings and weekends.
- Manage, coach and schedule news staff – Work with news management to decide daily stories and help to arrange and coordinate news content. – Generate news stories and execute news coverage by coordinating field crews – Assist the assistant news director to manage all aspects of the News Department – Helps oversee daily and weekly news coverage – Works with other senior station leaders to establish and reach station goals – Assist with planning and staffing for the News Department Requirements & Skills: - Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience – Minimum three years’ experience in a news leadership role, or comparable experience – Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously Short- and long-term news coverage planning is essential – Manage multiple assignments in a high pressure, breaking news environment – Strong journalistic skills and news judgement – Willing to work extra hours on short noticeLI-Onsite
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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account