Newscast Producer

Take advantage of a fantastic opportunity with WBTW News 13, the unrivaled media powerhouse in the Myrtle Beach-Florence region. We have an immediate opening for a News Producer to join our award-winning newsroom.

We are looking for a creative, organized, and driven journalist who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about producing compelling local news. This is more than just a job. It is an exciting career opportunity with Nexstar Media Group, where you will play a key role in shaping daily newscasts and informing the communities we serve.

As a News Producer, you will produce daily newscasts by selecting and organizing stories, determining the order in which they are presented, writing teases and other compelling content, timing news programs, editing video, and posting content to the station website. The ideal candidate will have strong news judgment, excellent writing skills, the ability to meet tight deadlines, and a commitment to producing accurate and engaging broadcasts.

WBTW News 13 is seeking a Newscast Producer. This role is responsible for the complete execution of daily newscasts across broadcast and digital platforms. The ideal candidate has strong writing  and communication skills who can collaborate positively with reporters, anchors, and production teams to deliver compelling, accurate, and showcase-value broadcasts.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Newscast Production: Conceptualize, structure, and stack daily newscasts, determining the strategic order and precise timing of stories.
• Content Creation: Write engaging, broadcast-ready scripts, teases, and copy for anchors, ensuring strict adherence to journalistic standards and accuracy.
• Control Room Leadership: Serve as a calm, decisive leader in the control room, effectively managing breaking news, severe weather coverage, and real-time rundown adjustments.
• Team Collaboration: Partner productively with reporters, photographers, assignment desks, and the graphics team to coordinate visual elements and streamline news delivery.
• Multi-Platform Distribution: Produce content across all platforms, including editing video clips and writing stories for the station website and digital applications.

Requirements & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or Communications is preferred but not required.
• Strong editorial judgment, excellent proofreading capabilities, and precise time management skills under tight deadlines.
• Ability to work a flexible schedules.

Apply online at: https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nexstar

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Nexstar Media Group is America’s largest local television and media company with 197 full power stations (including partner stations) in 115 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.

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