WKRG-TV News 5, the Nexstar CBS television affiliate in Mobile/Pensacola, seeks a Digital Video Producer to join our news team.

The Digital Video Producer is a key member of our digital team. This role involves live and edited video production and distribution using various platforms and techniques.

The DVP also authors and curates accurate, high-performing stories and posts (including elements of text / photos / graphics / etc.), gathers information for news reports, and crafts engaging website pages & other digital products.

The DVP utilizes metrics and real-time data to maximize hourly audience and build long-term brand loyalty.

• Produce digital original video news stories, including various versions for social media

• Help with live streaming of wkrg.com programs, breaking news, and special coverage

• Train, mentor, and support station staff with video projects and creative digital storytelling

• Author strong copy with correct grammar, punctuation, editorial style, and formatting to generate engagement and repeat site visitation

• Write powerful headlines

• Research/gather/analyze information and elements to produce accurate, complete, in-depth, relevant, and fair stories for publication

• Promote and distribute news content on social media

• Monitor social media accounts and respond to viewer questions and comments

• Quickly adjust workflow to prioritize breaking news and severe weather coverage

• Ensure that all content produced meets company standards for journalistic integrity, timeliness, and production quality

• Cooperate and communicate clearly, directly, and regularly with news & production teammates and other station departments

• Produce special projects and other duties as assigned

  Requirements & Skills:

• Experience, Skills, Education

• Experience in journalism, digital content, and social media preferred

• Ninja-level mastery of AP style

• Strong journalistic storytelling skills a big plus

• Write accurately, clearly, and cleverly to motivate readers to click

• Deadline conscious with strong time management skills

• Organized, technical problem solver

• Ease with/ability to learn new technology independently and quickly

• Strong communicator

• Enjoys working in teams and has excellent interpersonal skills

• Regularly and dependably meets KPIs

• Schedule flexibility

• Required & Preferred Capabilities:

• Strong capabilities as a visual storyteller

• Strong news judgment and high journalistic integrity

• Strong awareness of news and current events

• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and make sound editorial decisions in real-time

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

• Fluency in English

• Strong, candid knowledge of self & capabilities and display the willingness & ability to take action to learn, improve, and grow

• Professional savvy and collegial demeanor when interacting with colleagues and members of the public

• Work well under pressure --- ability to handle breaking news and last-minute changes with aplomb

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Media, Creative Writing, English, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience

• Flexibility to work any shift

• Technical Skills:

• Superior video editing skills

• Mastery of Adobe Premiere Pro required & Adobe Photoshop experience a plus

• Mastery of AP writing style to author digital, social, and on-air content

• WordPress experience a plus

• HTML CSS experience a plus

• Google Analytics experience a plus

• Chartbeat experience a plus

• Proficient in MS Office

• Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment

• Valid driver’s license required for hire. A clean driving record is required and must be maintained to be able to safely & confidently operate company motor vehicles.

• Physical Demands & Work Environment:

The Digital News Producer must be able to stand, sit, reach, conduct telephone conversations, use electronic mail, write letters and memos, conduct face-to-face discussions with individuals or groups, make decisions without supervision, make decisions that impact the results of co-workers, and occasionally work outdoors with various weather conditions and indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.

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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.