Student Veterans of America Jobs

Welcome to SVA’s jobs portal, your one-stop shop for finding the most up to date source of employment opportunities. We have partnered with the National Labor Exchange to provide you this information. You may be looking for part-time employment to supplement your income while you are in school. You might be looking for an internship to add experience to your resume. And you may be completing your training ready to start a new career. This site has all of those types of jobs.

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Nexstar Media Group Vice President of Operations, NewsNation in Chicago, Illinois

Oversee all Operations and Engineering departments for NewsNation. Manage network operations departments in New York, Chicago, and Washington DC and coordinate operational efforts affecting various bureaus. Responsible for operational efficiency across NewsNation to ensure budget targets are met, and day-to-day operations and projects are executed efficiently and on schedule. Must be savvy with technology systems, highly skilled in financial acumen, data analysis, and driving metrics. Will be expected to improve operating efficiency through collaboration with team members and executive leadership while ensuring tools and support are in place to meet objectives in the near and long term. Must handle multiple priorities and address present concerns while monitoring future opportunities.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

  • Manage and direct regional operations personnel on issues related to News Programming, live event broadcasts, including Production, acquisition, transmission, technical equipment, crewing, and new technology. Conduct weekly calls with the regional operations group, including crew supervisors. Individual follow up required regularly.

  • Work with Labor Relations on all union contracts for NewsNation. Manage input and interpretation of union CBA agreements alongside Nexstar HR.

  • Work with NewsNation and Nexstar leadership to develop long-term strategic planning.

  • Maintain and develop an overall operating and capital budget for operations and engineering department.

  • Manage relationships between Operations and other supporting NewsNation and Nexstar leaders.

  • Maintain regional and national NewsNation disaster recovery plans.

  • Assess current SOPs, manage by exception, and identify key opportunities for improvement; work closely with the executive leadership team to address potential strategic, tactical, and operating issues.

  • Manage and report on key operational processes, financial budgets, and performance indicators.

  • Work with regional operations directors and crewing managers to create consistent infrastructure and policies.

  • Work with IT/Finance/Human Resources and Labor Relations to communicate, advise, direct, and implement policies with regional production and operations personnel.

  • Search out, review, and recommend new technical procedures and technology related to broadcasting. Work with other national and regional field operations to share equipment and technical information.

  • Maintain quality control standards to ensure the current 24/5 operation of NewsNation as we grow to 24/7 operations.

  • Travel to remote production sites to review policies, procedures and to get on-site feedback.

Preferred Skills

  • 7- 10 years in national or international network news or studio operations.

  • Overall understanding of television production/technical operations to multi-task and work under daily time constraints in a high-pressure environment is essential.

  • Prior experience in a director-level role or above.

  • Experience managing and developing both onsite and remote teams

  • Strong operational and financial acumen, and measurable success in developing, implementing, and executing per plan and budget

  • Bachelor's Degree in business, communications or related recommended.

  • Salary Range: $200,000 - $230,000 Annualized

    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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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