Sports Producer (Entry-Level) Gold & Blue Nation

Gold and Blue Nation is looking for a motivated, team-oriented Sports Producer to help create local WVU sports programming. This is a great opportunity for someone starting their career in sports media who wants hands-on experience in TV production, editing, and content creation.

To apply: Please submit your resume, cover letter, and any video samples or demo reel.

About the Role:

In this position, you’ll work alongside our sports team to help produce a variety of WVU-related content for TV, web, and social media. This is a behind-the-scenes role focused on supporting shows, creating content, and assisting with live productions.

You’ll gain experience in:

• Writing and editing sports segments
• Shooting video and gathering highlights
• Helping produce live and recorded broadcasts
• Creating content for digital platforms

No on-air work is required.

What You’ll Do:

• Assist in producing weekly WVU sports shows (football, basketball, baseball seasons)
• Help coordinate interviews and gather video for programs
• Edit video, audio, and photos for TV and digital content
• Support live broadcasts (including pregame shows) from the control room
• Capture highlights, press conferences, and other events as needed
• Help prepare content for web streams and social media
• Organize video and photo files

What You’ll Do:

• Assist in producing weekly WVU sports shows (football, basketball, baseball seasons)
• Help coordinate interviews and gather video for programs
• Edit video, audio, and photos for TV and digital content
• Support live broadcasts (including pregame shows) from the control room
• Capture highlights, press conferences, and other events as needed
• Help prepare content for web streams and social media
• Organize video and photo files

What We’re Looking For:

• Interest in sports and storytelling (knowledge of WVU sports is a plus)
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Basic video editing and writing ability
• Willingness to learn and take direction
• Comfortable working evenings/weekends during sports seasons
• Familiarity with Adobe software or willingness to learn

This is an entry-level position—prior professional experience is helpful but not required.

Why Join Us:

Gold and Blue Nation is part of the WBOY sports team, producing content seen across multiple stations and platforms throughout West Virginia.

We offer:

• Hands-on experience in sports television production
• A supportive, team-focused environment
• Opportunities to grow your skills in editing, shooting, and producing
• Full-time benefits package (health, retirement, paid time off, and more)

Compensation: Hourly pay based on experience.

About Us: Gold and Blue Nation, an extension of the WBOY Newsroom, is the most unique local TV sports operation in the nation. We produce daily WVU sports content on TV and the web for a group of five Nexstar Media Group stations in West Virginia and Washington, D.C. Our studio programming, including our weekly coach’s show and award-winning pregame show, also airs on AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh. Our TV programming reaches more than 3 million TV homes in the region, while our digital reporting garnered record traffic on our website and app in 2022. Gold and Blue Nation was named Outstanding Sports Operation of the Virginias by the Virginia Associated Press Broadcasters in 2022.  

You must apply online to be considered for this position.  Please include a link to your online portfolio and/or writing samples in the application. A broadcast demo reel is a plus, but not a requirement, as the focus of this position is writing content for digital platforms. Please go to:  https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nexstar to access all career opportunities for WBOY-TV and Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.

WBOY-TV is an equal opportunity employer.