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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. · 8 hours ago

Creative Services Director

positionAlbuquerque, NM
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
date7+ years exp

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is seeking a visionary Creative Services Director to lead the transformation of local media marketing. The role involves overseeing a creative team and the full Promotion & Creative Services Department, focusing on innovative branding and audience engagement across multiple platforms.

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Responsibilities

Reinvent local news branding and promotion across on-air, OTT, digital, and social environments
Develop cross-platform campaigns that grow audiences for more than a dozen newscasts every day
Elevate our visual identity and storytelling—from image campaigns to social-first content to major news franchise promotion
Lead the creative vision for KRQE Now, our rapidly expanding streaming platform
Work hand-in-hand with News, Sales, and Digital to build cohesive brand strategies that drive measurable results
Coach and inspire a high-performing team—setting a pace for innovation, experimentation, and excellence
Use analytics and audience insights to guide creative strategy, not stifle it
Serve as one of the GM’s closest collaborators on brand development and long-term creative strategy

Qualification

Creative leadershipBrand developmentCross-platform campaignsAudience engagementData analyticsCoachingInnovationDigital marketingStorytelling

Required

7–10 years of marketing, promotion, or creative leadership experience (broadcast or digital)
A forward-thinking creative leader
Understanding of legacy media production with a modern, digital-native mindset
Ability to brainstorm a TikTok concept, reimagine a FOX image campaign, and help a producer refine a news promo
Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
Loves data, trends, culture, and the psychology of why audiences click, watch, share, and follow
Obsessed with creating work that feels current, not recycled

Benefits

The autonomy to reinvent and reimagine.
The support to take big swings.
The resources of a multi-station, multi-platform media group.
A leadership team that wants disruption, not caution.

Company

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
dateFounded in 2000
location
Irving, Texas, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
http://www.nexstar.tv

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.5M
2017-09-06Post Ipo Equity· $2.5M
2003-12-05IPO

Leadership Team

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Bill Sammon
SVP
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Jerry Walsh
Senior Vice President of Local Content Development
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