News Production Assistant

This is a Freelance Job

DESCRIPTION:

NEWS PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Description of Duties:

This is an entry level position. The duties are primarily clerical and technical.
• Production Assistants collate scripts printed for the newscasts, and deliver them to the studio and control room.
• They operate teleprompter during the newscasts, and locate and retrieve file video and archive information.
• They also assist producers, writers, reporters, assignment editors, and newsroom managers in other duties related to newsroom operations.

These duties include:
• Answering phones
• Logging tapes
• Sorting mail
• Maintaining the tape library
• Other duties as necessary.

Qualifications:
• Strong writing and communication skills required.
• Must be able to type well, spell perfectly, learn quickly, work well with a variety of people, and meet the tough standards of the high pressure environment of news broadcasting production.
• B.A. degree with some background in Journalism preferred.
• Knowledge of television production, previous internships with news organizations, and familiarity with the Bay Area helpful.
• Clear understanding and strong interest in government, politics, economics, environment, criminal justice, and other issues of public interest.

Physical Demands:
• Must be able to sit at desk for long periods of time, run scripts upstairs under deadlines, operate a telephone and a keyboard.