Job Description
Responsibilities
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NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a world-class media company leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality, Spanish-language content to US Hispanics and audiences around the world. This fast-growing multiplatform portfolio is comprised of the Telemundo Network and Station Group, Telemundo Deportes, Telemundo Global Studios, Universo, and a Digital Enterprises & Emerging Business unit. Telemundo Network features original Spanish-language entertainment, news and sports content reaching 94% of US Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 local stations, 51 affiliates and its national feed. Telemundo also owns WKAQ, a television station that serves viewers in Puerto Rico. Telemundo Deportes is the designated Spanish-language home of two of the world's most popular sporting events: FIFA World Cup™ through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. Telemundo Global Studios is the company's domestic and international scripted production unit including Telemundo Studios, Telemundo International Studios, Telemundo International, as well as all the company's co-production partnerships. As the #1 media company reaching Hispanics and millennials online, the Digital Enterprises & Emerging Business unit distributes original content across multiple platforms, maximizing its exclusive partnerships with properties such as BuzzFeed, Vox and Snapchat. Through Telemundo Internacional, the largest US-based distributor of Spanish-language content in the world and Universo, the fastest growing Hispanic entertainment cable network, the company reflects the diverse lifestyle, cultural experience, and language of its expanding audience. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
Job Description
Responsibilities
• Coordinate news coverage from three bureaus servicing stations around the country
• Dispatch reporters to cover breaking news as it happens
• Handle requests from stations for video from different news events
• Coordinate live shots between reporters and stations around the country
• Gather, report, shoot, edit, write, prepare and/or assemble, and present story content in a fair, accurate and unbiased manner
• Generate story ideas, research, and set up the content and interviews
• Collaborate with news producers, managers, and photographers to conceptualize, write, edit, and produce Telemundo news specials and packages based on either breaking or pre-planned stories
• Communicate with news producers, assignment editors and managers across the division regarding local story development, progress in the field and/or breaking news stories
• Perform fill-in temporary assignments, as needed
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
• Must have leadership qualities, be detail oriented, organized, and able to handle intense deadline pressure
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, prioritize decisions, and successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently in a high pressure, breaking news environment
• Knowledge of non-linear editing and shooting workflow
• Connect the viewers & newscast with social media, surveys, opinions, calls, etc.
• News judgment with solid ethical decision process
• Excellent Spanish, reading, writing and speaking
• Strong English, reading, writing and speaking
• Ability to perform under tight time deadlines
• Bachelor's Degree in Journalism or related field, or equivalent work experience
Eligibility Requirements
• Must be willing to work long hours, varying shifts (including nights and weekends) and report to work in emergencies depending upon news coverage when necessary
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older
• Must be willing to work in Mexico and travel as needed for special assignments
• Must have a valid driver's license
Additional Requirements:
• Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.
Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.
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