Part-Time Weekend Producer

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.•Fayetteville, AR

About The Position

The News Producer produces daily newscast items, decides the order in which stories will be told, writes teases and other content, times news programs, edits video, and posts video to the website. Writes & produces news stories for weekend newscasts – serves as a control room producer during live and prerecorded newscasts. Fills in on other newscasts as needed. This position requires someone who can exercise discretion, best judgment, and has solid journalistic/ethical skills. 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 job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that different tasks be performed when circumstances change, e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, special projects, technological developments, etc.

Requirements

Superb writing and communication skills
Flexibility to work different shifts as needed
Ability to work under extreme pressure and deadlines
Must keep up on local, state, national and international events
Must work well as part of a team
Must be willing to work flexible hours
Fluency in English
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment
Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Flexibility to work any shift