Manager, Production Operations – NewsNation NY

NewsNation is a national news cable network currently reaching 75 million television households across the United States. The network is owned and operated by Nexstar Media Group (NXST).

NewsNation is looking for an experienced Production Operations Manager to lead all NewsNation production crewing and scheduling needs for NYC & /Hamptons control rooms and studios. The Manager, Production Operations works with the Director, Broadcast Operations & Manager, Broadcast Operations, on monthly programming plans and schedules to fulfill all network requests, pre & post productions, and guest needs in all day parts. This position may function as a department representative at key operational meetings, communicating back to senior department executives. Essential to this role is a very strong scheduling & logistics background.

Responsibilities (include but not limited to):

· With oversight by the Director, Broadcast Operations, develop and execute the plan for all studio and control room production schedules. Ensure that the plans and crew schedules are balanced and adhere to financial guidelines.

· Analytical projects and presentations -- related to NewsNation scheduling as assigned.

· Work with payroll and HR on onboarding requests as needed.

Qualifications:

· 8+ years of related industry experience

· Must be comfortable working with automated scheduling programs.

· Excellent writing skills

· Very strong organizational skills as well as a strong sense of priority and effective decision-making skills

· BA/BS Degree with courses in communication highly desirable

· Intermediate MS Excel and PowerPoint skills a plus.

· Prior experience and understanding of television planning and scheduling is preferred.

· Comfortable working with finance & payroll

· Must be able to handle several tasks simultaneously while ensuring accuracy under severe time constraints.

· Excellent follow-through and be a strong communicator.

· Experienced working with and managing union employees in a collective bargaining environment.

· A good person that treats employees well and holds people up so they can meet or exceed the Nexstar standards.

· Ability to work flexible hours is necessary.

Salary Range $145,00-159,650

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 television, streaming and digital platforms, including nearly 300,000 hours of original video content each year. Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 212 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 70 million television homes, 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 The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering. 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.