Ozarks First in Springfield, Missouri, is seeking a highly organized and collaborative Special Projects MMJ. This is a role for a visionary creator ready to lead storytelling in the Ozarks. This role is driven by high-impact enterprise content, long-form broadcast specials, and premium streaming programming. As the Special Projects MMJ, you will shoot and create daily content. You will play a role in long-term projects. You'll host Connected TV (CTV) segments and specials, and deliver compelling, high-quality storytelling across all linear, digital, and streaming platforms. Key

Responsibilities

Special Event Production: Host and produce specials, live events, and community-focused franchise programming (e.g., Heritage Month specials). Cross-Team Collaboration: Work with anchors, reporters, photographers, news managers, operations, and production teams to execute premium special reports. Production Management: Shoot and edit special projects to maximize newsroom resources and meet strict deadlines. Multi-Platform Execution: Tailor long-form content and enterprise projects for traditional television, OzarksFirst.com, and our dedicated CTV streaming applications.

Qualifications

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Education

Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, Broadcast News, or a related field.

Experience

Proven track record anchoring, reporting, and producing special projects, digital specials, or CTV content. Leadership & Influence: Demonstrated ability to manage daily and long-term projects using strategy on multiple platforms. Project Management: Exceptional organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple high-priority timelines simultaneously. Editorial Excellence: Strong editorial judgment under tight deadlines, paired with flawless writing, spelling, grammar, and copy-editing skills. Technical Familiarity: Deep understanding of digital and streaming content workflows is highly preferred. Flexibility: Ability to adapt to shifting newsroom priorities and flex your schedule as demanding project timelines require. 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 disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.