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Nexstar Media Group Host, (NE) in Champaign, Illinois

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WCIA 3 is looking for an on-air personality who will co-host our hour-long lifestyle show, CiLiving. Our ideal candidate has a great on-air presence, organizational skills, the ability to work well under pressure and tight deadlines, and an excellent eye for visual storytelling. The lifestyle show co-host is responsible for hosting a program, conducting live and taped in-studio interview segments, and producing feature stories to air in later shows

· Provide daily on camera contributions to a daily television show.

· Produce content for multiple platforms, including TV, internet, mobile, etc.

· Work with management to enterprise and develop stories daily

· Gather and verify information regarding stories through interview, observation, and research

· Write, shoot, and edit 3-4 compelling feature stories each week

· Assisting Producer with writing show segments and stacking rundowns.

· Interviewing show guests/clients both in studio and on location.

· Greeting and assisting guests during show preparations.

· Researching show topics and developing questions for guests in coordination with Producer.

· Participating in events - either station sponsored or others - to promote the show.

· Maintaining a show social media account and assist with all online content as directed by the Producer.

· Other duties as assigned

Requirements & Skills:

· Bachelor’s degree in film, photography, television, news, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.

· Proven experience as a host or on-air personality.

· Knowledge of camera, camera equipment, and video editing.

· Ability to prioritize and address multiple projects with varying production timelines.

· Must be a highly motivated self-starter, able to work well alone and as part of a team.

· Excellent communication and organizational skills.

· Resume must be submitted with link of on-air experience.

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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.

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