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    2.4
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    27%
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    Nexstar Media Group CEO Perry A. Sook
    Perry A. Sook
    136 Ratings
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    • "Very low pay and getting a raise is imposable" (in 24 reviews)

    • "Other upper management makes up lies so they won’t be held accountable for their own actions" (in 18 reviews)

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    1. "Account Executive"

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      Current Employee - Account Executive in Brandon, MS
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Nexstar Media Group full-time for more than 6 years

      Pros

      Pay is great.. Benefits and management are great

      Cons

      The job is very stressful

      Nexstar Media Group2019-05-06
    2. Helpful (1)

      "Stressful but good experience"

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      Former Employee - Reporter/Producer in Charleston, WV
      Recommends

      I worked at Nexstar Media Group full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      Any tv station you work at for Nexstart will give you good experience for your resume and whatever job comes next. You will know how to work quickly, work under pressure, and handle tough situations. If you can survive in a news room you can survive anywhere

      Cons

      Very stressful Very very fast-paced Lots of things going on at once Just do your work and don’t get involved in any of the side dramas and such that could take place in the office Low pay for amount of work

      Advice to Management

      Say thank you to your staff Show appreciation LOTS OF PRAISE

      Nexstar Media Group2019-05-07
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    3. "Great experience"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Nexstar Media Group full-time for more than 2 years

      Pros

      Great GM and News Director

      Cons

      Equipment missing or not enough

      Advice to Management

      The community atmosphere of Nexstar is no assigned desks and shared computers which made it difficult when on a deadline

      Nexstar Media Group2019-05-08

    4. "Severely Overworked and Underpaid"

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      Former Employee - Multimedia Journalist in Panama City, FL

      I worked at Nexstar Media Group full-time

      Pros

      Crime and Storm reporting experience

      Cons

      Making less than a McDonalds worker and overworked. Tasks are constantly added to normal daily reporting requirements. Along with filming, writing, and editing your daily stories... also required to edit separate products for social media, cut and write stories for website, most likely assigned 2 separate VOSOTS and 1 PKG a day. Not uncommon to have to create 2 PKGs. Constantly threatened with no overtime to accomplish...

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      Nexstar Media Group2019-05-09
    5. Helpful (1)

      "Nexstar review"

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      Current Employee - Digital Content Manager 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Nexstar Media Group full-time for more than 4 years

      Pros

      Digital tools available to further push the on-air product, easy working with sister stations to share content

      Cons

      Not a lot of room for advancement, slow on the "digital first" initiative, do not pay their employees adequately

      Nexstar Media Group2019-04-26

    6. "Could be worse..."

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      Current Employee - Master Control 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Nexstar Media Group full-time for more than 6 years

      Pros

      Job security, Fun coworkers and staff

      Cons

      Low Morale, High turnover, sub-par compensation

      Nexstar Media Group2019-04-08

    7. "Account Executive"

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      Current Employee - Account Executive 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Nexstar Media Group full-time

      Pros

      Freedom to market as you choose, good pay, good benefits, reputation

      Cons

      Inadequate training, new reps are thrown to the wolves with unreasonable expectations. To much ‘paper’work and to many meetings keep you off of the street. Forced to sell what your quota is rather than a clients needs.

      Advice to Management

      Training shouldn’t be read this, if you have any questions, ask. Especially when managers don’t have time.

      Nexstar Media Group2019-04-06
    8. Helpful (2)

      "Horrible place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Grand Junction, CO
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Nexstar Media Group full-time

      Pros

      The medical insurance is good.

      Cons

      The pay is bad in order to keep their overhead low and the GM’s are greedy in order to get their own bonus. The current GM is a bully, hateful and shows favoritism to the ones kissing up to her. She belittles the staff in front of others rather than doing it behind closed doors. Other upper management makes up lies so they won’t be held accountable for their own actions. The reporters are all sleeping with each other...

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      Advice to Management

      Stop treating employees like they are beneath you and show them respect.

      Nexstar Media Group2019-05-04

    9. "The company itself is great, but the employees are less than professional."

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      Current Employee - Digital Content Producer in Monroe, LA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Nexstar Media Group full-time for more than a year

      Pros

      This company is a great entry level job when you're looking to start out in the news/media market.

      Cons

      The company is great but the employers are heavily politically biased and have a very strong political agenda that smothers anyone who disagrees. It seems more of a political job than a news job because they will prevent you from posting some content because it might hurt the sponsors.

      Advice to Management

      Produce news, not politics.

      Nexstar Media Group2019-03-28

    10. "The Benefits Can Be Good, But The Work Isn't"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee 
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at Nexstar Media Group full-time

      Pros

      The benefits, in terms of health insurance, are quite good and inexpensive.

      Cons

      The quality of the product has become secondary to profit. What they consider synergies of combining stations means that fewer people are doing more work for less money.

      Nexstar Media Group2019-03-18
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