Media Desk Associate

Job Description

Responsibilities
Media Desk Associate will report to the Media Assets Department of NBC-Universal, NBC News. This individual will be responsible for the review and cataloging of all incoming material/media.

RESPONSIBLITIES:
• Work under the direction of Media Desk Managers, screen and log media for immediate retrieval by NBC News production for daily broadcasts and breaking news.
• Prioritize large volume of incoming content balancing accuracy and speed
• Edit real-time logs per NBC News archival standards and archiving them to our digital databases.
• Sub-divide (sub-clipping) materials using departments editing tools;
• Assign clips to catalogs utilizing Avid Interplay and MediaCentral.
• Research and retrieval of archival media records for day of, long-term and breaking news projects per producer's requests.

Qualifications/Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism or liberal arts field preferred
• Experience with logging and researching archival material
• Facility with database research and computer editing applications is essential
• Must have knowledge of news, current events, and recent history
• Must be able to work as part of a team and assist other team members as needed

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
• Willingness to work overtime, and on weekends with short notice
• Willingness to work extended shifts on short notice to cover breaking news and developing news assignments.
• Must be willing to work in New York
• Must be willing to take drug test and submit to a background investigation
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older

Desired Characteristics

DESIRED:
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi-task under deadline pressure
• Knowledge of video intake
• Knowledge of AVID Interplay and MediaCentral a plus

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gw7qp2-3-145-154-178-42 in your application.