News Editor

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. • Oklahoma City, OK

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The News Editor operates editing equipment to produce images or scenes for newscasts and other programming. This role involves quickly assisting in producing breaking news vertical videos with material from news conferences, livestreams, weather events, daily stories, newscasts and CTV shows, and specials. The News Editor will also set up livestreams for the website, apps, YouTube and CTV platforms, and may fill in as an OBS/vMix operator for CTV livestreaming. The position requires keeping up with a fast-moving news cycle with the ability to pivot as a story might change, and collaborating with reporters and photographers to assist in producing vertical videos centering on their news stories. Creating compelling YouTube thumbnails and headlines is also a key responsibility.

Requirements

• Experience or knowledge in both pitching and assisting on video packages
• Keen eye for strong and dynamic visual design
• Solid news judgment
• Understanding and/or willingness to learn about audience engagement (ability to understand internal and competitive analytics to understand why certain videos command larger audiences)
• Skills / basic knowledge in all things Adobe Creative Suite, with some experience in Premiere, Photoshop, and Canva
• Highly resourceful team player, also able to be extremely effective independently
• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills and able to build relationships
• Able to accurately handle multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work nights and weekends
• On-call availability is required.

Nice To Haves

• WordPress knowledge helpful

Responsibilities

• Quickly assist in producing breaking news vertical videos with material from news conferences, livestreams, weather events, daily stories, newscasts and CTV shows, and specials.
• Set up livestreams for the website, apps, YouTube and CTV platforms.
• Fill in as OBS/vMix operator for CTV livestreaming.
• Keep up with a fast-moving news cycle with the ability to pivot as a story might change.
• Collaborate with reporters and photographers to assist in producing vertical videos centering on their news stories.
• Create compelling YouTube thumbnails and headlines.

What This Job Offers

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