Associate Producer, NBC News NOW Daily 12pm-2pm

NBC News NOW is seeking an Associate Producer to join our NBC News Daily team. This position will work a 6am - 2pm shift on a program airing across streaming platforms and NBC affiliates live in the afternoon. We are looking for associate producers who thrive in a fast-paced, quickly changing and deadline driven team environment.

Get in touch if you’re passionate about journalism and know how to edit video, write, work with graphics and want to be part of a great team.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild-CWA.

Responsibilities:

• Editing video - including day-of-air packages - and graphic elements for a live show on a tight deadline.
• Collaborating with producers and correspondents to research, write and produce strong editorial copy with speed and accuracy in a fast-paced environment.
• Working closely with EP, producers, correspondents, and anchors.
• Pitch the most relevant, timely and compelling ideas for day-of and future segments.
• Quality check video content.
• Keep senior producers and the EP up to date with daily news development of assigned stories.
• Must be willing and able to work a 6am-2pm ET, Monday – Friday shift.

• You’ve been working in broadcast, streaming or cable news for 2+ years – preferably working on live daily shows or in and around a control room.
• You’re comfortable editing digital video and you want to get even better at it.
• You want a career in journalism and stay up on the news across multiple subject areas.
• You’ve got big ideas and want to develop your journalistic writing and research skills to bring them to life.
• You have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• You’re able to work calmly under intense deadlines to finish a project.
• You check and double check your work to ensure accuracy.
• You are willing and able to work in New York, New York.

Desired Qualifications:

• You thrive working in a collaborative team environment.
• You pay attention to the details of everything you work on.
• You have prior experience shooting in the field on DSLR cameras.
• You have prior experience editing video, ideally in both Avid and Premiere.
• You’ve got thorough knowledge of current events.
• 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.

Additional Requirements: 

• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The company reserves the right to change the in office requirement at any time.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. 

Salary range: $75,000 - $85,000

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. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.