Digital Production Assistant

This is a Full Time Job

Want to work with one of America's most loved and trusted brands? The TODAY Digital team is a force of creativity, imagination and collaboration. We're currently looking for an eager and creative Production Assistant to join our Video Publishing team. This person will report to the Supervising Producer of our Video Publishing team and will be responsible for editing and publishing broadcast moments, broadcast packages and clips to today.com, OTT, YouTube and other platforms TODAY distributes video. This role is Tuesday – Saturday, 6:30aET – 2:30pET.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild-CWA.

Responsibilities:
• Editing and publishing broadcast video to TODAY.com and YouTube
• Maintaining and editing best practices for video publishing processes
• Selecting strong images from video and still image feeds, photo editing across platforms, advising programming producers on best available media
• Strong metadata organization and QA
• Representing editorial stakeholders in troubleshooting technical processes
• Evaluation of an adherence to Rights and Clearances guidance; Management and execution of R&C media processes
• Providing quality control for video distribution on editorial channels and with partners and platforms like YouTube, AOL, Hulu, Apple TV, Xfinity and Roku
• Working in image and video platform/CMS
• Possible light non-multimedia editorial work such as writing, producing content
• Effortlessly communicate day-to-day social tasks across the newsroom

Qualifications
• At least 2 years of experience producing/editing/promoting multimedia content on the web
• Strong video editing skills across desktop, mobile, tablet and social
• Ability to write engaging, accurate and SEO-friendly headlines, captions and stories around visual content
• A deep understanding of how images and videos are shared and consumed on digital, social and mobile platforms
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
• Strong working knowledge of non-linear editing systems, including Avid and Premiere
• Demonstrated ability to use web-based video publishing programs such as Wildmoka effectively
• Proven news judgment, high ethical standards and wonderful interpersonal skills
• A high degree of independence, decisiveness and accountability

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

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary: $28.12/hr

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