Lifestyle TV Producer: Bridge Street

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. • East Syracuse, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

NewsChannel 9 WSYR is seeking a creative and energetic producer for "Bridge Street," Central New York’s only live daily lifestyle/entertainment show. The Bridge Street producer serves as line producer, coordinating daily production of the one-hour talk format airing weekday mornings from 10-11am. The role involves working closely with the sales department, production staff, and the public. The candidate must be adept at social media and will write stories for localsyr.com. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” 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 its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property.

Requirements

• Familiar with producing “live” talk/lifestyle formats or newscasts
• Highly organized
• Strong research skills
• Strong writing skills
• Good communicator
• Team player
• Working well under pressure with a cool head
• Attention to detail and quality
• Ability to enterprise segments

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree
• One to two years’ professional experience
• Knowledge of the Central New York region
• On-air ability
• Videography skills
• Editing skills

Responsibilities

• Serve as line producer
• Coordinate daily production of the one-hour talk format
• Book guests
• Plan segments
• Research segments
• Write segments
• Prepare the rundown
• Coordinate staff
• Booth the show
• Work closely with our sales department, production staff, and the public
• Write stories for localsyr.com

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed