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Special Projects Producer

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Tribune Broadcasting Kansas City, Inc.

Kansas City, MO (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 6 weeks ago (Updated 2 weeks ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/18/2026

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Job Description

WDAF-TV FOX4
in Kansas City is seeking a Special Projects Producer to produce and coordinate enterprise content, including streaming programming on WDAF+, broadcast specials and live events. The Special Projects Producer is a key collaborator across the newsroom, coordinating projects across news, streaming, digital, and production teams. This position balances daily oversight of streaming content with coordination of larger broadcast specials and station initiatives, while also serving the primary producer on select initiatives.
Responsibilities:
Supervise content planning and execution for WDAF+, including original programming and streaming initiatives. Coordinate broadcast specials and station initiatives, including franchise and community-focused programming (Heritage Month specials, franchise initiatives, and live events.) Oversee the shooting and editing calendar for specials to ensure efficient production and use of resources. Work with reporters, photographers, and editors to produce high-quality special reports. Maintain strong coordination across newsroom teams, including managers, operations and production.
Skills and Requirements:
Experience producing newscasts, special projects, or multi-platform content. Demonstrated ability to guide projects and collaborate across teams without direct supervisory responsibility, requiring influence and coordination across teams. Excellent writing, spelling, grammar and copy-editing skills. Project coordination experience and strong organizational skills required. Understanding of streaming and digital content workflows preferred. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and deadlines. Must be able to flex schedule as projects demand. College degree in broadcast journalism, broadcast news or related fields. Ability to make editorial decisions under deadlines and manage multiple projects simultaneously. 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.