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Nexstar Media Group Reporter in St. Louis, Missouri
KTVI/KPLR News seeks a high energy full time news reporter hungry to own the big story.
Ideal candidate thrives on breaking news, hard news stories, and finds enterprise stories through their meaningful contacts.
We want a team player who can ad-lib with ease, go LIVE in sometimes difficult conditions while connecting with viewers through all our social media platforms.
This is an outstanding news operation and we want leaders and doers who can think for themselves while executing our brand and drive our market position of ‘live, local and late breaking.’
Primary Responsibilities:
Reporter will execute assignments following the direction of the News Managers, Assignment Desk, and Producers
Reporter must develop contacts, find enterprise stories to KTVI KPLR standards, report those stories in a fair and balanced fashion that avoids litigation.
Reporter must be a strong communicator who keeps us briefed on story developments, live location and makes slot
Reporter must know social media platforms and understand what type of content to post. Candidate will be expected to make public appearances and promote KTVI/KPLR when asked
This is not necessarily a list of all responsibilities, skills and duties. This is intended to be an accurate description, however management reserves the right to revise the job or require other tasks be performed when circumstances change, emergencies arise, special projects, or technology changes, etc.
Requirements:
2+ years of reporting experience and a Bachelor’s Degree
Strong writing and spelling skills, solid news judgment, accuracy and knowledge of current events in St. Louis
Highly professional with a strong work ethic, ability to perform in a variety of indoor and outdoor conditions, flexibility for when news breaks.
Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Must provide a link to online reel when applying.
Nexstar Media Group is America’s largest local television and media company with 196 full power stations (including partner stations) in 114 markets addressing nearly 63% of US television households and a growing digital media operation. Nexstar’s platform delivers exceptional local content and network programming to inform and entertain viewers, while providing premium, scalable local advertising opportunities for advertisers and brands across all screens and devices. Learn more at www.Nexstar.tv. EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
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.
