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    Nexstar Media Group Reviews

    Updated April 8, 2019
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    Nexstar Media Group Chairman, President, and CEO Perry A. Sook
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    • "Very low pay and getting a raise is imposable" (in 23 reviews)

    • "Terrible upper management decision making" (in 17 reviews)

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    1. "Great company to work for!"

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      Former Employee - SEO Specialist in Austin, TX
      Former Employee - SEO Specialist in Austin, TX

      I worked at Nexstar Media Group part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Management and everyone is very nice. Great environment.

      Cons

      Not a ton of room for growth here.

    2. "Could be worse..."

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

      I have been working at Nexstar Media Group full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Job security, Fun coworkers and staff

      Cons

      Low Morale, High turnover, sub-par compensation

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    3. "Account Executive"

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      Current Employee - Account Executive
      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.

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

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      Current Employee - Digital Content Producer in Monroe, LA
      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 (Less 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.

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

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      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.

    6. "Profit is key"

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      Current Employee - Operations Technician in Fresno, CA
      Current Employee - Operations Technician in Fresno, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Nexstar Media Group full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      For someone just starting, you can get some good experience. You can easily transition to a couple of higher positions (news photographer, producer.)

      Cons

      Management is extremely anti-union, and very stingy with raises (1.5% annually for veteran workers. Newer hires will be .5% if the company gets its way in next contract vote.) Never enough gear. Lack of maintenance for gear they have and equipment fails too often. Veteran workers are discriminated against.

      Advice to Management

      Value your veteran employees instead of trying to get rid of them for being expensive. Actually listen to work related complaints to make the product better.

    7. "Nexstar has their moments, but all together... They are a good company."

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      Current Employee - Newscast Director in Charleston, WV
      Current Employee - Newscast Director in Charleston, WV
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Nexstar Media Group full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Within the first year of Nexstar owning the station, they bought us a brand new set with a brand new graphic package.

      Cons

      Management have their moments. For the most part they work very well with vacation days.

    8. "Worse nightmare!"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Go into work knowing that you will be self taught. Hopefully you get along with co workers

      Cons

      Management is very self centered. Don’t really care about the individual. You have been warned!!

      Advice to Management

      Take some long vacations and plan to retire early.

    9. Helpful (2)

      "Buy-Out is Ridiculous"

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      Former Employee - Reporter/Producer in Wheeling, WV
      Former Employee - Reporter/Producer in Wheeling, WV
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Nexstar Media Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Relatively low-cost health insurance, standard vacation days and sick days

      Cons

      Damages/buy-out was extremely disproportionate to salary. They try to trap you into a low-earning market.

      Advice to Management

      Buy-outs/damages for a two-year contract for a $20-$30,000 salary should not be as much as an employee makes in a year before taxes. Ridiculous.

    10. "great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Producer
      Current Employee - Producer

      I have been working at Nexstar Media Group full-time

      Pros

      great management and benefits, bosses are involved

      Cons

      no cons to report of