ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

WPSD Local 6, the NBC affiliate in Paducah, Kentucky, is growing! We are hiring multi-platform journalists to help expand our coverage of the important southern Illinois counties in our DMA. Successful applicants will join other members of our award-winning news team providing coverage from our southern Illinois bureau.

Our DMA, Nielsen market 92, is geographically unique, covering more than forty counties in portions of four states: Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee and Missouri.

This is a unique entry-level or early-career opportunity for journalists who understand the media landscape is ever evolving. You’ll have the opportunity to enhance and develop valuable journalism skills reporting for our newscasts, websites, social media, regional newspapers and magazines.

As a storyteller, you know how to balance hard news reporting with the emotional stories of the people that make up our communities. You are a writer that enterprises your own stories. You look beyond the event in front of you and find the effects this event will have on the communities you write about. Your work will be creative, compelling and relatable content that appears on NBC affiliate WPSD Local 6 and across our network of newspapers in western Kentucky and southern Illinois.

Have curiosity. Have passion. Have a sense of urgency.

These are full-time positions with benefits. Submit your resume, references, demo reel link and writing samples to News Director/Executive Editor Perry Boxx at pboxx@wpsdlocal6.com.

PHOTOJOURNALIST

WPSD Local 6 has an opening for a full-time news photojournalist. The ideal applicant will have an outstanding track record of creative hard news, feature, daily turns, long form, and live work. You’ve got a great eye and everything you create makes an emotional connection.

You are an idea person, self-starter and ready to work in a high energy, competitive environment, producing content for multiple platforms.

While we prefer two years of experience, we consider entry-level candidates who can show they’ve got what it takes. Full time spots are a perfect opportunity for a recent graduate to begin a career. Email resume/link to News Director Perry Boxx at pboxx@wpsdlocal6.com.

WPSD Local 6, the NBC affiliate in Paducah, Kentucky, and our affiliated newspapers are hiring multi-platform journalists.

You will report and write for our newspapers, magazines, websites, television newscasts and social media.

As a storyteller, you know how to balance hard news reporting with the emotional stories of the people that make up our communities. You are a writer that enterprises your own stories. You look beyond the event in front of you and find the effects this event will have on the communities you write about. Your work will be creative, compelling and relatable content that appears across our network of six newspapers in western Kentucky and southern Illinois, and NBC affiliate WPSD Local 6.

Have curiosity. Have passion. Have a sense of urgency.

This is a full-time position with benefits. Submit your resume, references and writing samples to News Director Perry Boxx at PBoxx@WPSDLocal6.com.

WEB PRODUCER (Full-time)

WPSD LOCAL6, the dominant NBC affiliate in the 92nd market has an opening in our newsroom for a web producer. Digital producers manage content on our website, social media, digital newsletters, and other platforms.

We use Social News Desk, MGN Online Graphics, ENPS, the TownNews CMS, AP wire & AP Video, NBC & CNN feeds, CNN Newswire and state of the art WSI weather technology.

Web Producers manage our website, mobile APPs, and social media platforms. They work closely with newscast producers, reporters, and anchors. They also offer assistance and advice to other departments like Promotions, Creative Services and Sales.

College degree and some experience preferred.

Cover letter and resume to Perry Boxx, News Director at pboxx@wpsdlocal6.com.

WPSD-TV is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

A great opportunity is waiting for you!

WPSD Local 6, based in Paducah, KY, offers an excellent opportunity for a driven, solution-focused, sales star.

A WPSD sales opening like this doesn’t happen often. We are a market leading NBC affiliate offering a multiplatform sales toolbox – which includes premium TV programming, powerful web-based tactics and legacy print publications – all designed to help businesses grow. If you are a self-starter with excellent organizational and communication skills, a sense of wonder, value first-rate communication and have strong marketing instincts – we want you!

We seek and are willing to compensate for top performance.

In addition, we provide medical, dental, vision and 401k benefits. This is not an entry level sales position. If you have up to 3 years of verifiable, selling success, send your resume to eneelley@wpsdlocal6.com. No calls please.

WPSD-TV is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.