News Producer

KOLR 10 in Springfield, Missouri is hiring a News Producer. We are looking for someone with passion and a knack for storytelling. A News Producer creates compelling and engaging content. The ideal candidate must be a good writer, have solid story judgment, and be a collaborator. The News Producer builds the rundown, writes stories and teases, edits content, communicates with the team, and times the broadcast.

What is Required:

Take an active role in daily editorial discussions

Select stories and organize them into a cohesive sequence

Clear, concise, conversational writing skills

Copyedit stories and spellcheck graphics

Write creative headlines and teases

Edits video

Adjust a rundown to add breaking news

Time a newscast

Communicate effectively with anchors, multi-media journalists, photographers, meteorologists, sports, digital, news managers, production, and engineering staff

Additional Skills:

Fluency in English with strong spelling and grammar

Willing to learn our computer systems and programs

Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple tasks

Flexibility to work any shift, with some late notice of shift and schedule changes

Education: Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or related field or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

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.

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