Summary
We are growing NBC News Now big time and fast. Our Top Story with Tom Llamas team is looking for a creative, passionate journalist. Get in touch if you’re a ready to take on an Associate Producer position. We are looking for someone who writes compelling copy, has a strong visual sensibility, loves collaborating on a team, thrives in a fast-paced, quickly changing and deadline driven environment.
Category
Associate Producer
Editor
Journalist/Reporter
Live Event / On Location Services
Video Editor
Writers
Location
Greater New York City Area
Time Period
Full Time
Posted Date
Mar 12, 2024
Start Date
N/A
End Date
N/A
Job Description
We are growing NBC News Now big time and fast. Our Top Story with Tom Llamas team is looking for a creative, passionate journalist.
Get in touch if you’re a ready to take on an Associate Producer position. We are looking for someone who writes compelling copy, has a strong visual sensibility, loves collaborating on a team, thrives in a fast-paced, quickly changing and deadline driven environment.
This position is represented by the News Guild – NY CWA.
Responsibilities/Job Duties
- Editing video - including day-of-air packages - and graphic elements for a live show on a tight deadline
- Collaborating with producers and correspondents to research, write and produce strong editorial copy with speed and accuracy in a fast-paced environment
- Working closely with EP, producers, correspondents, and anchors
- Pitch the most relevant, timely and compelling ideas for day-of and future segments
- Quality check video content
- Keep senior producers and the EP up to date with daily news development of assigned stories
Basic Qualifications
- You’ve been working in broadcast, streaming or cable news for 2+ years – preferably working on live daily shows or in and around a control room
- You’re comfortable editing digital video and you want to get even better at it
- You want a career in journalism and stay up on the news across multiple subject areas
- You’ve got big ideas and want to develop your journalistic writing and research skills to bring them to life
- You have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience
- You’re able to work calmly under intense deadline to finish a project
- You check and double check your work to ensure accuracy
- You are willing to work in New York, New York
- Willing to work 12p – 8p, Monday – Friday
Desired Qualifications
- You thrive working in a collaborative team environment
- You pay attention to the details of everything you work on
- You have prior experience shooting in the field on DSLR cameras
- You have prior experience editing video, ideally in both Avid and Premiere
- You’ve got thorough knowledge of current events
- You’ve got big ideas and the journalistic writing and research skills to bring them to life
- You’re familiar with iNEWS
- You live for the moments when news is breaking and time to air is short
Additional Requirements:
- Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
Salary range: $65,000 - $80,000
Job Type
Full Time
Weekly Limit
N/A
Shift
Day, Evening