Description

WROC/RochesterFirst is hiring a Production Director to join our award-winning team. With the credibility and strength of our 75-year trusted brand, WROC/RochesterFirst is Rochester, NY's universal local source for news, weather, and information across all platforms.

Rochester, NY, ranked as the nation's second most affordable housing market, offers an exceptional quality of life-with outstanding dining, lively entertainment, scenic parks and golf courses, and a friendly, welcoming community.

WROC-TV/RochesterFirst.com in Rochester, New York is hiring a Production Director who is responsible for researching, planning, managing and producing news programming.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Code and Direct daily live local newscasts and other live and prerecorded productions using Ross OverDrive and ENPS
• Stream live and prerecorded productions using OBS Studio
• Work closely with News Producers, Photographers, Engineers, and other Directors to enhance our final on-air product
• Edit with technical proficiency and visual effectiveness using Adobe Premiere
• Work well in a collaborative team environment; multitasking, problem-solving, and making last-minute decisions under pressure and tight deadlines
• Be self-sufficient, managing multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Perform other job-related requests and duties as assigned

Requirements & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience is preferred
• Experience in news operations and/or production is preferred
• Experience with cross-platform live streaming is preferred
• Ross OverDrive, ENPS, Adobe Premiere and OBS experience a plus
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills; fluent in English, oral and written
• Available to work all shifts (mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays), as well as extended hours as assigned

Compensation: $17-$18/hour commensurate with applicant's experience and skill level.

WROC/RochesterFirst, Nexstar Media Inc. offers excellent benefits including paid vacations, holidays, sick leave, and personal days, health insurance plans, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K Retirement Plan, paid parental leave, dental, vision, Teladoc, behavioral health services, prescription drug coverage, life insurance plans, paid short term disability, and many more benefit options. Compensation package will be based on experience.

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.