Nexstar Broadcasting is hiring: News Producer in Roanoke

WFXR is looking for its next morning news producer. As our station continues to grow our viewership and impact in the Roanoke/Lynchburg DMA month after month, our next news producer will play a critical role in building that momentum.

The ideal candidate will join a team that prides itself on working well together, supporting one another, and upholding professionalism and high journalistic standards. Our newsroom is a great environment for experienced journalists and those looking to start their journeys. Our next producer will work with our management team, reporters, anchors, and fellow producers to create urgent, relevant, accurate newscasts day in and day out.

With many decades of combined experience across our newsroom team and a broad array of backgrounds, personalities, and points of view, the ideal candidate will be well-positioned to learn, grow, and evolve alongside each of us.

• · Produce newscasts for broadcast across all platforms

• · Source, research, write, and proofread news stories

• · Approve scripts written by teammates

• · Work closely with managers, anchors, reporters, fellow producers, sports, and weather staff to create dynamic daily newscasts

• · Join the team in participating in community-focused activities and events

• · Other duties as assigned

  Requirements & Skills :

• · Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience

• · 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

• · Commitment to working professionally, respectfully, and constructively with teammates, managers, department heads, and corporate personnel

• · Flexibility to work any shift, including overnights, weekends, and holidays as needed ​

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 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. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.