Researcher, News

Job Description

Responsibilities
• Gather editorial content and provide targeted research on deadline to correspondent Tom Costello and team using multiple sources of information including the internet, social media, and phone calls.
• Cover breaking news by researching facts on sources and generating new angles to pursue
• Create fact sheets, timelines, and subject research ''one sheets'' for topics including medical, science, aviation, transportation, space and others.
• Find and book experts, characters and other important elements for stories that run across all platforms.
• Fact check scripts for Nightly News and Today Show.
• Log and verbate interviews and other content for stories
• Work closely with the Desk to coordinate coverage for stories on Costello beat

Qualifications/Requirements
• Bachelor's degree, preferably in journalism,
or related fields
• At least 2 years experience at a news organization
• Must be willing to work in Washington DC
• Must be 18 years or greater
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the

United States
• Must be available to work weekends, evenings and

holidays as required
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, LexisNexis, Avid

Media Central Is helpful
- 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
• Understanding of news operations and reporting
• Ability to multi-task and meet constant tight deadlines
• Sound judgment
• Attention to detail
• Demonstrated expertise in social media and internet

research
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Team player
• Strong interest in news/current events and a desire to

work in a creative, demanding and competitive

environment

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