Morning News Production Assistant

This is a Full Time Job

Morning News NOW is looking for a Production Assistant who is willing to work overnight/early morning hours and thrive in a fast-paced, quickly changing and deadline-driven team environment. Get in touch if you’re ready to jump start your career in journalism, love working with a team, editing video, working with graphics, and have what it takes to work on a fast-paced live show.

This position will work morning show hours, Monday – Friday 2am – 10am ET; and is represented by the NewsGuild-CWA.

Responsibilities:
• Work closely with Producers and other members of the show team to find and edit the best video, sound and graphics for assigned stories
• Keep a constant eye on show rundowns to make sure video and graphics are in place, accurate and current
• Partner with artists and producers to generate creative, thoughtful graphics for broadcast – presenting information in a way that boosts understanding
• Pitch smart and engaging stories for daily and future segments that will resonate with our audience.
• Help research and fact check stories with speed and accuracy
• Check and double check your work
• Collaborate with reporters, anchors and colleagues
• Adhere to NBC News standards and practices

Qualifications
• You’ve worked in broadcast, digital or cable, including internships, for 2 years or have a degree in journalism/broadcast news
• You know how to edit video on Premiere and/or Avid
• You’ve got an interest and passion for journalism and are up on the latest news across multiple subject areas
• You’re a visual thinker who understands how to show, not tell the news.
• You are able to handle multiple projects with attention to detail under intense deadline
• You live for the moments when news is breaking and time to air is short
• You thrive working in a collaborative team environment
• You pay attention to the details of everything you work on
• You’re ready to jump in on projects as they come up
• You have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• You are willing to work in New York, New York, Monday – Friday from 2a – 10a ET

Additional Requirements:

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