Associate News Producer

Job Description

• WKRG-TV News 5 / wkrg.com in Mobile, AL / Pensacola, FL seeks an Associate News Producer to join our morning news team. The successful candidate will edit video, operate teleprompter, and provide in-studio support for the team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Edit video for newscasts, web stories, and social media posts.
• Operate teleprompter for live newscasts and pre-recorded programs & segments
• Provide in-studio support for live broadcasts and other programs
• Work collaboratively with fellow content team members on breaking news, severe weather, and enterprise content
• Author broadcast scripts, website stories, and social media posts with excellent grammar, punctuation, and AP Style
• Assist in the research, planning, and booking of guest interviews and story segments
• Build positive working relationships with station teammates, company colleagues, sources, and the public
• Distribute & promote news content on social media
• Monitor social media accounts and respond to viewer questions and comments
• Perform other duties as assigned

Experience, Skills, Education
• Strong non-linear video editing skills (Premiere Pro preferred)
• Deadline conscious with strong time management skills
• Working knowledge of AP style for broadcast/digital/social
• Experience in journalism, digital content, and/or social media preferred
• Strong communicator
• Fluency in English (spoken & written)
• Enjoys working in teams and has excellent interpersonal skills
• Ease with/ability to learn new technology independently and quickly
• Organized, technical problem solver
• Schedule flexibility
• WordPress experience a plus

The Associate News Producer must be able to sit, reach, conduct telephone conversations, use electronic mail, write scripts & web stories, conduct face-to-face discussions with individuals or groups, make decisions without supervision, make decisions that impact the results of co-workers, regularly work indoors, and occasionally work outdoors in non-environmentally controlled conditions.

Company Overview:

Nexstar Media Group is America's largest local television and media company with 199 full power stations (including partner stations) in 116 markets addressing US television households and a growing digital media operation. Nexstar's platform delivers exceptional local content and network programming to inform and entertain viewers, while providing premium, scalable local advertising opportunities for advertisers and brands across all screens and devices. Learn more at www.nexstar.tv

EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9v5e7-3-138-110-119-42 in your application.