Associate Producer, NBC News NOW

This is a Full Time Job

NBC News NOW is seeking an Associate Producer to join our Stay Tuned NOW team. This position will work a 1pm - 9pm shift. We are looking for associate producers who thrive in a fast-paced, quickly changing and deadline driven team environment.

Get in touch if you’re passionate about journalism and know how to edit video, write, work with graphics and want to be part of a great team.

This position is represented by the News Guild – NY CWA.

Responsibilities:
• Help coordinate the broadcast output of NBC News Now, drawing from our original content and the best elements from around the NBC News Network.
• Editing video and graphic elements for special and live programs on a tight deadline
• Working in iNews to support shows as needed, including building rundowns, segments and writing intros to packages / other taped elements
• Write short scripts
• Editorial judgment to edit together material being fed in from around NBC’s global reach, to create smart, accurate segments
• Pitch relevant and compelling guests and stories that will resonate with our audience
• Editing in Adobe Premiere and AVID (previous knowledge of Avid a plus, but not required)
• Working with producers and correspondents to research and write scripts
• Working closely with EP, producer, correspondents, and hosts
• Finding voices that bring interesting perspectives to our network
• Occasionally the opportunity may arise to take part in a field, or in-office shoot.
• Staying up on the news and jumping in as duty calls

Qualifications

You are strong in all the following ways:
• You’ve been working in digital video, broadcast or cable for at least 2 years
• You have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience
• You are willing to work in New York, New York
• Experience shooting video on DSLRs is a plus, but not required
• You’ve got big ideas and want to develop the journalistic writing and research skills to bring them to life
• You get excited by both the editorial and the art of telling a good story
• You’ve got an interest in current events, U.S. politics, and pop culture
• You’re comfortable editing digital video and you want to get even better at it

Additional Requirements:

Hybrid : This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week.