Content Producer

Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service. Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

Our team at NBC4 in Washington, DC is looking for a Content Producer.

Responsibilities:

• Writing copy and desktop editing video for stories as assigned by Platform Managers
• Working with Reporters and Anchors to gather content on all of WRC’s platforms, including but not limited to Out-of-Home, web and broadcast
• Research and produce news segments and other editorial projects as assigned by Daypart Managers or the Assignment Desk
• Develop and pitch story ideas

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 1 year of news witing or segment producing
• Must be willing to work in Washington D.C.
• Must be 18 years or greater
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be available to work all shifts as required

Desired Qualifications:

• Minimum 1 year experience in newsgathering and/or production
• Minimum 1 year experience desktop editing
• Strong desire to deliver news as it develops on all current and future platforms
• A sense of urgency and desire to learn emerging technologies
• Strong journalistic skills
• Solid digital shooting skills
• Experience editing content on a desktop editing system
• Ability to write, edit and produce under heavy deadline pressure without compromising accuracy or credibility
• Ability to field produce, conduct interview and shoot stories
• Ability to make priority decisions under deadline
• Ability to fill in as line producer for newscasts as needed
• Team player mentality
• Spanish language skills a plus

Additional Responsibilities:

• Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.

Additional Information

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. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.