Associate Producer

Job Description

Freelance Associate Producer – NBC Sports Washington

Responsibilities

Role Definition

The Freelance Associate producer will report to the Director, Content Development and work on NBC Sports Washington's linear programming including but not limited to live pregame and postgame shows for the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals and Washington Football Team.
• Assist the producer with the preparation and execution of live studio programming.
• Proactively pitch original, timely and innovative content ideas to producer
• Determine video and sound for segments.
• Thorough knowledge of DC and national sports required
• Provide research for show content and graphics.
• Proactively search for latest and relevant content around the web and social media platforms
• Ability to produce live and taped segments.
• Daily communication with digital assignment desk to produce multi-platform content in pre-production or after the show
• Ability to produce write, edit and post stories (textual, photos and audio) to our digital properties utilizing a content management system and other digital tools
• Ability to edit and post blogs, articles and videos created by our digital media reporters, on-air talent and players.
• Listen to live sound bites and make quick decisions on what sound will be the best fit for the shows.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
• 2+ years producing content that's also distributed on video and social media
• Proven proficiency in audio and video editing tools (Zoom, Sony and Adobe preferred)
• Experience building show rundowns, and successfully communicating and executing live segments.
• Knowledge of DC area and national sports.

Eligibility Requirements
• Must be willing to work in Bethesda, Maryland
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older
• It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal' s affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Desired Characteristics

Desired Characteristics
• Experience working in a collaborative team environment, preferably in a fast-paced newsroom and/or production company
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Knowledge of DC area sports as well as national sports.
• Passionate about sports and desire to bring the best to the production team every day.
• Proven ability to prioritize and make critical programming decisions under tight deadlines
• Ability to work effectively with both technical and editorial personnel.

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