Production Assistant, News

Job Description

Responsibilities
We are expanding and growing NBC News Now big time and fast. We need Production Assistants who thrive in a fast-paced, quickly changing and deadline-driven team environment.

Get in touch if you love to edit video, work with graphics and want to jump-start your career in journalism.

But hurry. We've got a lot to do.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild-CWA.

Responsibilities/Job Duties
• Edit fixes and network cutdowns for primetime broadcasts.
• Work closely with Associate Producers and Producers by assisting them in editing video and graphics
• Coordinate with show teams to deliver live events and fixed blocks to our network's master control
• Help research and fact-check stories with speed and accuracy
• Pitch smart and engaging stories for daily and future segments that will resonate with our audience
• Find and edit the best video and sound for assigned stories
• Occasionally work independently on video projects - including shooting, editing, and scripting – under the supervision of Senior Producers

Qualifications/Requirements
• You've worked in broadcast, digital or cable, including

internships, for 1+ years
• You know how to edit video on Premiere and/or Avid
• You've got an interest and passion for journalism and are

up on the latest news across multiple subject areas
• You are able to handle multiple projects with attention to

detail under intense deadlines
• You live for the moments when news is breaking and

time to air is short
• You thrive working in a collaborative team environment
• You have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent work

experience
• You are willing to work in New York, New York
- Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19

vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated,

submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days

following commencement of employment.
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the

commencement of employment or adhere to enhanced

protocols if Company determines your job position

requires accessing an NBCUniversal worksite.
- Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19

workplace safety policies and protocols.

Desired Characteristics
• You pay attention to the details of everything you work on
• You're ready to jump in on projects as they come up

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d2yx87-18-221-53-209-42 in your application.