Vice President & General Manager

Job Description

Nexstar Media Inc., America's largest local broadcasting company, is seeking a Vice President & General Manager to lead WCIA (CBS) and WCIX (MyNet) in Champaign, Illinois (DMA #90), as well as WCIA.com and the digital, mobile, and social assets associated with the station.

WCIA is based in Champaign and provides coverage to Central Illinois, including Springfield and Decatur. The station provides more than 50 hours of local news and programming a week, more than any other station in the market. The WCIA team is also active in the community, producing special programming for the Illinois Marathon, high school sports, community forums and debates, and more. WCIA is also the official broadcast sponsor of the University of Illinois Fighting Illini.

Champaign has a lot to offer. It's a college town, but it's also a tech-friendly city, and an arts and culture hub. The University of Illinois is a top ranked school in academics and athletics. It's home to thousands of works of art, museums, four theaters, and four cultural centers. It's College of Engineering is considered one of the best in the country- attracting tech start-ups and entrepreneurs from across the country. Champaign is home to several Fortune 500 companies including Archer Daniels Midland, John Deere, State Farm, and IBM. There's plenty to do year-round with live sporting events, arts, and music festivals. Champaign offers a low cost of living, and Livabilty.com calls the city's schools ''stellar''. It's just a two-hour drive to Indianapolis and Chicago – and only three hours to St. Louis.

The ideal candidate will utilize their proven skillsets and demonstrable experience in leading broadcast operational teams with sales-driven organizations, developing locally originated content, and commitment to community service to further propel our linear and digital audiences. Promoting a winning culture of teamwork within all station departments and prior success in maintaining a focus on operational efficiencies and growth in programming performance and new local revenue generation is required.

Essential Duties and Requirements

Ideal candidates will have a minimum of five years management experience at a commercial broadcast television station with accompanying digital assets. The right fit for this position will be a seasoned and knowledgeable professional who is a driven advocate of local broadcasting and digital service to the community in which they have previously served, and a proven history of audience growth. In addition, ideal candidates should possess a strong track record of revenue achievement, share growth and financial expense understanding. This position requires a leader with exemplary strategic vision, focused execution, and a verified understanding of local outreach and thoughtful community involvement. In addition to having a proven track record of managing high-performing sales, and news teams, the successful candidate must be effective in collaborating with department heads and staff members, while promoting teamwork within all areas of station operations, preferably with oversight of a large staff. The ability to engage local community leaders and develop long-term relationships with key station clients is essential.

If you are interested in joining the executive ranks of Nexstar Media Inc. and making an impact in Champaign, Illinois, you are encouraged to apply online at www.nexstar.tv/careers

About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

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, including 283,000 hours of original video content each year. Nexstar owns America's largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 US markets reaching 212 million people. Nexstar's television assets also include NewsNation, America's fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 75 million television homes, 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 The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 US digital news and information property with over 120 million monthly unique users as of December 31, 2021. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering. For more information, please visit www.nexstar.tv

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