Job Description
Responsibilities
The NBC News Washington Bureau is looking for a detail-oriented and highly motivated media specialist. This role will work directly with both editorial and technical operations to manage day-to-day video coverage, including prepping media for archives.
Responsibilities include:
• Obtaining, logging and organizing footage from a variety of sources
• Researching archival footage and providing support to the digital media unit
• Building and maintaining database of archived material
• Working directly with producers and correspondents on stories for broadcast and digital
• Using editorial judgment to select best footage for air
• Working closely with ingest operators and editors
• Managing restricted material
• Supporting Nightly News, TODAY, Meet the Press, and MSNBC
• Managing media folders, footage, and logs in AVID Media Central on a daily basis
• Input content into iNews on a daily basis
• Organizing incoming media during breaking news coverage
Qualifications/Requirements
• 3+ years' experience working in TV journalism
• Must be available to work overtime, evenings, weekends,
and holidays are required
Desired Characteristics
• Strong research and organization skills
• Detail oriented
• Experience with iNews, AVID and/or Media Central a
plus
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Solid knowledge of current events and politics
• Experience conducting video research
• Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines and
quickly changing objectives/priorities in a fast paced
environment
• Team player
• Excellent computer skills
• Experience using research databases
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g3xn09-3-81-97-37-42 in your application.