Associate Producer

This is a Full Time Job

Top Story with Tom Llamas is looking for a creative, passionate journalist. Get in touch if you’re 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:
• 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

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 with 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 four days per week.