Job Information
Nexstar Media Group MMJ in Des Moines, Iowa
POSITION TITLE: Multi-Media Journalist/Photog REPORTS TO: News Director
PURPOSE FOR THE POSITION: Contribute in any way necessary to the content gathering and producing for www.WHO13.com (http://whotv.com/) and WHO 13.
PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS ESSENTIAL TO THE JOB:
Engaging on-air and online personality.
Ability to write web, text and social-media versions of news stories.
Ability to shoot and to edit video and sound.
Ability to operate ENG Live truck.
Ability to enterprise news stories.
Ability to write and interpret broadcast-news copy.
Ability to report live-breaking news.
Ability to handle deadline pressure.
Ability to drive news vehicles when needed.
Other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:
Valid driver’s license
Computer literate. Experience with Adobe Premiere preferred.
Knowledge of social-media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, etc.
2-years television-newsroom experience
2 years news reporting/writing experience preferred.
4-year college degree preferred
Work under extreme pressure, deadlines, and adverse weather conditions
Desk work, walking, and standing
RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal contacts: All station personnel
External contacts: General public
STATEMENT ABOUT OTHER DUTIES:This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, e.g. , emergencies, changes in personnel, work load, rush jobs, special projects, technological developments, etc.
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 television, streaming and digital platforms, including nearly 300,000 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 U.S. markets reaching 212 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 70 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 U.S. digital news and information property. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand 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 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.