Marketing MSJ/Producer

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.

 

KWES-TV, the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate in Midland-Odessa, Texas is seeking a creative, engaging, Marketing MSJ/Producer. The ideal candidate would work with sales to create content for multiple platforms for local businesses and execution of marketing projects for station content, community initiatives, and sales client needs. The successful candidate will be able to execute a variety of tasks in a fast-paced, ever-changing, multi-tasking environment and work well with advertisers, producers, and co-host. You are a passionate storyteller who creates content for all mediums including social media, linear television, and digital platforms.

Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for both live and taped interviews for our advertorial lifestyle program.
• Working with the station’s Director of Marketing and team leadership to execute creative concepts for a wide range of campaigns including but not limited to brand image campaigns, and topicals.
• Strong copywriting skills for marketing promotional content
• Proficient with the Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Premiere, Photoshop, and After Effects
• Ability to multi-task and adhere to tight and sometimes quick deadlines.
• Host will also interact in studio with clients, sales account executives, prospective clients, and other guests on a daily basis.
• Host may do live commercials in the show or taped interstitials that air within the program.
• Strong ability to use mirrorless cameras to film content.

Requirements: 

• Must have experience hosting solo and with co-host.
• College degree in journalism, marketing, advertising, or related field preferred
• An outgoing personality and the people skills to work effectively with both clients and sales department members.
• While most days you’ll work typical hours, you might be asked to work a flexible schedule that may require working some nights, weekends and being present during breaking news situations.
• Strong filming skills for marketing promos and social content

Benefits: 

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year. 

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com 

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