Nexstar Media Inc. has an immediate opening for Floor Manager for live local morning newscasts. This role is part of a newly formed duopoly in the Washington, DC Market #8 DMA.
This is a chance to live and work in great part of the country. In addition to being the center of the nation’s politics – and a region brimming with local news and sports – it’s a great place to call home. The city is home to some of the best museums in the country, including the Smithsonian, the National Museum of African American History and Culture and the National Archives. There are year-round theaters with live shows and concerts. You can find street festivals and farmer’s markets. And for the sports enthusiast, the region hosts professional basketball, baseball, football, hockey and soccer teams. The area has National Parks, walking and biking trails. Plus, the restaurant scene is top-notch with more than 20 restaurants receiving Michelin starts in 2021 alone. This is a great place to grow your career, compete in a large market and a great place to live.
One or more years professional experience in television production, preferably in News
•Excellent organizational and communication skills
•Demonstrate excellent judgment and timely decision-making in a dynamic and fluid live News production environment
•Must be willing to work early mornings and holidays
Requirements & Skills:
Responsible for providing support to the director and assistant director in the production of live broadcasts and live to tape programs
•Includes segment timing, floor direction and managing studio floor activities for live and recorded programming
•Accountable for interfacing and communicating all technical and staging requirements between producers and production directors and assistant directorREQ-25755
DC News Now is proud to provide more than 67 hours of local news programming each week as an independent broadcast news station and a CW Network affiliate. You also will find our content 24/7 through our digital and social platforms, including DCNewsNow.com.
Going beyond the Beltway to cover the entire DMV region, DC News Now has an impressive footprint with five locations that include the main office in Washington, D.C., and satellite bureaus in Frederick, Hagerstown, and Lanham Maryland, and Chantilly, Virginia.
DC News Now is committed to serving the DMV community through in-depth storytelling, weather coverage for the entire region, and thoughtful reporting with unbiased journalistic integrity.
DC News Now and DCW50 are owned by Nexstar Media Group, Inc., America’s largest local television and media company.