at Nexstar Media Group in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
NewsNation is looking for a Chicago-based production assistant for across to work across the weekend afternoon program NewsNation Now and the weekend evening program NewsNation Prime. The ideal candidate is passionate about news and journalism and is eager to have a hands-on role helping to produce daily news programs.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Involvement in all daily show procedures, assisting production team in all stages of production
Work closely with producers to conduct and compile research for host and producers.
Work closely with producers and associate producers to edit video and prepare graphics.
Assist with guests who will appear on air.
Perform administrative tasks for anchors and senior producers as assigned.
Requirements & Skills:
- Minimum six months T.V. experience including internships in a news or talk show environment
- Knowledge and experience editing video
- Knowledge of ENPS preferred
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Office)
- Commitment to being a self-starter who proactively seeks out tasks and opportunities for growth
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- Excellent knowledge of current events and politics
- Must have the ability to work under deadline pressure
- Must have the ability to handle multiple projects or assignments with attention to detail
- Must thrive in a collaborative work environment
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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