Vice President / General Manager

Job Description

Nexstar Media Inc., America's largest local broadcasting company, is seeking an experienced and dynamic Vice President/General Manager to lead its broadcasting, digital and mobile operations in the Harlingen, Brownsville, McAllen, Texas DMA, (#85) following the retirement of 37-year broadcast veteran Bill Jorn on 7/1/21 and who has been in his leadership role with Nexstar since 2014.

Nexstar operates two network affiliations, NBC and CBS on KVEO, serving the Rio Grande Valley. The news team produces 49 hours of news and local content a week across the two stations, more than any competitor in the market. As leaders in the Rio Grande Valley for its expansive and historical community service, KVEO has been highly recognized for its live productions of the McAllen Christmas Parade, 4th of July parades, Valley-wide hurricane relief projects, food drives, Christmas toy drives, COVID-19 awareness, and vaccination campaigns. Community forums, town hall meetings and live local and statewide political debates have consistently provided for real-time viewer involvement and feedback. The KVEO staff of professionals are dedicated to excellence in customer service, highly engaged and committed to multiple community and client partnerships designed to improve the education and quality of life for local residents.

Rio Grande Valley ''The Valley'' – as it's known to locals – marks the point where Texas meets both the Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican border, adjacent to the cities of Matamoros and Reynosa. It's known for its year around subtropical climate, deep-water seaport, and Hispanic culture. The area is home to beautiful beaches, the best in hunting and fishing, and a climate that makes ''year-round'' golf, tennis, biking and outdoor activity possible. US News & World Report ranked The Rio Grande Valley 4th on their ''Best Places to Live'' survey for Quality of Life and 10th for Best Places to Live in Texas and is consistently listed as one of the least expensive places to live in the USA.

Requirements for the Vice President and General Manager position:
• Minimum of five years of experience as a successful General Manager for a commercial broadcast station.
• Significant sales management experience in leading and driving revenue growth in broadcast and digital. Special emphasis on New Local Direct revenue growth, including self-created non-traditional revenue success and sports and community sponsorships.
• A proven track record providing professional, demonstrative leadership and the ability to in develop a leadership team and promote collaboration and teamwork among all station departments.
• The vision and ability to enact short-term and long-term plans for the development of the stations' digital and mobile platforms.
• Track record of success in maintaining a focus on the bottom line.
• Broad range of programming experience with an emphasis on localism is essential.
• Nexstar seeks a stakeholder - someone who is engaging, promotes good citizenship and wants to make a positive impact on the community

If you are driven by a determination to succeed, have a tireless work ethic, a commitment to creative, successful revenue generation, dedicated to serving the community, and enjoy working alongside an exceptional team of dedicated employees with America's largest broadcasting company, then apply online at www.nexstar.tv.

About Nexstar Media Inc.

Nexstar Media Inc (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media platforms. Its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Nexstar Inc., consists of three divisions: Broadcasting, Digital, and Networks. The Broadcasting Division operates, programs, or provides sales and other services to 198 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 116 markets or approximately 39% of all US television households (reflecting the FCC's UHF discount). The division's portfolio includes primary affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV and The CW. The Digital Division operates 122 local websites and 316 mobile apps offering hyper-local content and verticals for consumers and advertisers, allowing audiences to choose where, when, and how they access content and creating new revenue opportunities for the company. The Networks Division operates NewsNation, formerly WGN America, a national news and entertainment cable network reaching 75 million television homes, multicast network Antenna TV, and WGN Radio in Chicago. Nexstar also owns a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network, a top tier cable asset. For more information, please visit www.nexstar.tv.

Nexstar is an equal opportunity employer.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gp15jx-18-188-252-23-42 in your application.