Segment Producer, News

Job Description

Responsibilities
We are launching a new prime time show with Tom Llamas on NBC News Now and need a creative, passionate team of journalists to make the magic happen every night.

Get in touch if you're a great producer who writes compelling copy, has a strong visual sensibility and loves collaborating on a team.

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

Responsibilities/Job Duties
• Research, write and produce strong editorial copy with speed and accuracy in a fast-paced environment
• Produce live segments, including writing sharp questions and identifying the strongest possible elements
• Pitch the most relevant, timely and compelling ideas for day-of and future segments
• Multi-task and juggle producing multiple stories for regular and breaking-news programming
• Quality check all video content
• Keep senior producers and the EP up to date with daily news development of assigned stories

Qualifications/Requirements
• You've been working in broadcast, streaming or cable news for 5+ years.
• You have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Excellent writing skills
• You are willing to work in New York, New York

Desired Characteristics
• Experience on live daily shows or in and around a control room
• You've got thorough knowledge of current events
• Excellent editorial judgment
• 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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0y506-18-190-217-134-42 in your application.