NewsNation Creative Project Coordinator

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$60K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 4 days ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end project management for on-air and branded content, coordinating design, production, and stakeholder communications across multi-channel campaigns; drive timelines, resources, approvals, and delivery while upholding brand standards.

  • Lead cross-functional workflow and schedules across design, production, and vendors
  • Ensure quality, consistency, and timely delivery of assets and final deliverables

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define project scope, set objectives, and develop comprehensive project plans from initial request through final delivery, including timelines and production schedules.
  • Coordinate with the Head of Design, Creative Directors, Graphics Automation Specialists, designers, and show teams to project-manage workflow and deliverables across on-air graphics, franchise graphics, digital/podcast/social packages, media buys, live events, print, and promotional campaigns.
  • Assemble project teams and assign roles/tasks to designers based on skill set and bandwidth; manage resources and track day-to-day progress to keep projects on schedule.
  • Act as the primary point of contact between the creative team, stakeholders (Sales, PR, Affiliate Relations), clients, and outside vendors—reporting progress and resolving issues; serve as a brand advocate ensuring consistency across all marketing and communication channels.
  • Identify potential risks, troubleshoot issues, and develop strategies to keep projects on track and meet quality standards and stakeholder expectations.
  • Ensure projects are routed for proper approval, record all sign-offs, and archive final creative deliverables; deliver branded content and key art to stakeholders and outside requesters as needed.
  • Manage the delivery of branded content and key art, while overseeing the maintenance of the Digital Asset Management (DAM) website.
  • Help maintain and roll out style guides, toolkits, and GFX packages to ensure deliverables meet required quality and brand standards.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • 3-5 years of Creative Services experience in a cable, broadcast, on-air, boutique agency, or post-production environment.
  • Excellent stakeholder and client management skills, with proven ability to navigate detailed conversations and achieve positive outcomes.
  • Proficiency with project management software (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, Wrike, or similar).
  • Strong command of Adobe Creative Cloud and graphic design file formats, with familiarity across video, print, and digital media production; website development knowledge a plus.

Benefits

  • Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes, but not limited to, medical (with multiple plan options), dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) with company matching contributions, Paid Parental leave, life insurance and more.   Part time employees are eligible for 401(k) and any local/state leave plans.  Union positions are subject to the benefits outlined in their Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

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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 316,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with more than 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 Americans,” 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.

Founded in 1996
Irving, Texas, USA
4.2K employees (1,818 in marketing)
29% recommend to a friend
27% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
252.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29%
Direct
62.9%
Referral
6.4%
Social
1.5%
Paid
0.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~4.2K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,351 (32% of company)
Median Career Experience
15 years
Median Tenure
6.4 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$2.5M
Last Raise
$2.5M
Post IPO Equity, 9 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2017
    Post IPO Equity • $2.5M

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