Associate Producer

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.•Chicago, IL

2d•$60,000 - $70,000•Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for an Associate Producer who thrives in a fast‑paced newsroom and is excited to help build compelling, competitive newscasts for Chicago and its surrounding communities. If you love collaboration, value feedback, and understand that strong television news is a true team sport — especially when news doesn’t stop on weekends or during off‑hours — we want to meet you. This role works closely with Producers, Directors, Anchors, Reporters, and Digital teams to stack, write, and edit video for daily newscasts and local programming. You’ll play a key role in shaping our storytelling, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and strong visual presentation under deadline pressure.

Requirements

Minimum of three (3) years of newsroom experience in a television news environment
Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, TV/Film, or equivalent experience
Strong writing skills with excellent grammar, attention to detail, and sound news judgment
Ability to work under deadline pressure and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Strong understanding of visual, written, and verbal storytelling
Ability to collaborate effectively with producers, reporters, anchors, photographers, digital, production, and engineering teams
Strong sense of journalistic integrity and understanding of audience needs and expectations
Knowledge of brand‑building directives and newsroom standards
A team‑first mindset with a willingness to learn, adapt, and support the newsroom
Flexibility to work weekends and varied shifts as newsroom demands require

Responsibilities

Assist with multiple production needs across broadcast and digital platforms
Stack, write, and edit content for multiple newscasts during a shift
Collaborate with reporters on scripts, packages, and live shots
Contribute to editorial decision‑making, including graphics and visual elements, particularly during breaking news
Research stories using the internet, video archives, and newsroom resources
Help showcase big stories in a clear, compelling, and visually engaging way
Edit video and assist in producing new or expanded newscasts
Post stories and segments to digital platforms as assigned
Serve as a fill‑in Producer when needed
Always maintain ethical journalism practices and newsroom content standards