General Manager & Vice President, WEHT

Job Description

Vice President & General Manager, WEHT

Nexstar Media Inc., America’s largest local broadcasting company, is seeking a Vice President & General Manager to lead its media properties in Evansville, Indiana (DMA #107). The General Manager will have full oversight of Nexstar’s operations at WEHT (ABC) and will oversee its operational agreement with Mission Broadcasting providing services to WTVW (CW) through an SSA, as well as tristatehomepage.com, and all other digital, mobile, and social media assets for the stations.
Our stations serve the Tri-State area of southwest Indiana, Northwestern Kentucky, and Southeastern Illinois. The market is a great place to live with a cost of living 7% lower than the national average. The region offers plenty to do from museums, a zoo, minor league baseball and hockey, and more. And if you are up for a drive, you can visit to St. Louis, Louisville, Nashville, and Indianapolis in less than three hours.
The ideal candidate for this role will utilize their proven skillsets and demonstrable experience in leading broadcast operational teams with sales-driven organizations, developing locally originated content, and commitment to community service to further propel our linear and digital audiences. Promoting a winning culture of teamwork within all station departments and having prior success in maintaining a focus on operational efficiencies and growth in programming performance and new local revenue generation is required. Experience running a duopoly preferred.
Essential Duties and Requirements
Ideal candidates will have a minimum of five years of leadership experience at a broadcast television station with accompanying digital assets. The right fit for this position will be a seasoned and knowledgeable professional who is a driven advocate of local broadcasting and digital service to the community in which they have previously served, and a proven history of audience growth. In addition, ideal candidates should possess a strong track record of revenue achievement, share growth and financial expense understanding. This position requires a leader with exemplary strategic vision, focused execution, and a verified understanding of local outreach and thoughtful community involvement. In addition to having a proven track record of managing high-performing sales, and news teams, the successful candidate must be effective in collaborating with department heads and staff members, while promoting teamwork within all areas of station operations, preferably with oversight of a large staff. The ability to engage local community leaders and develop long-term relationships with key station clients is essential.
If you are interested in joining the executive ranks of Nexstar Media Inc. and making an impact in Evansville, Indiana, you are encouraged to apply online at www.nexstar.tv/careers
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
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, News Nation, 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.
About Us

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, News Nation, 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.

Station location: 800 Marywood Dr, Henderson, KY 42420
Nexstar Media Group is an EOP

To apply online: https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nexstar

Required Skills

5+ years experience

Education Required

A degree is needed

Benefits

Health (80/20) Dental, Vision, 401k match, PTO, Flex

How to Apply

https:// nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nexstar