Job Description
This is a multi-platform role that is responsible for generating output on a rolling news cycle. It is especially focused on creating original content for all outlets, including Nightly News, The Today Show, MSNBC, NBC News Now and other livestream programs, and The position is based in the NBC News London bureau and covers Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and occasionally Latin America.
Key Responsibilities
1. Generate and oversee the production of hard news and feature stories for all platforms
2. Contribute rolling content to streaming services and digital platforms
3. Conduct in-depth research for breaking news & investigative stories
4. Discover, identify and interview newsmakers, eyewitnesses and other notable figures
5. Chase story leads from personal contacts, social media, newswires, affiliated and independent news services and newspapers
6. Write scripts for broadcast/livestream programs and text pieces for digital platforms under deadline
7. Field produce - Live shots and newsgathering
8. Produce special projects as needed (ie. disasters, Papal conclave, wars, etc.)
9. Ensure accuracy & compliance with editorial standards
10. Implement security & safety protocols
11. Work with craft editor in Post-Production
12. Shoot/Edit Video
13. Collaborate with partners such as Sky News, ZDF, etc.
14. Maintain strong direct relationships with platform senior producers and senior editors
15. Maintain understanding of evolving NBC News brand needs
Qualifications
Skills
16. Must be willing to submit to a background investigation
17. Must be able to demonstrate that you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom
18. Must be willing to work in a 24/7 news environment (flexible hours, shifts, and overtime, often with short notice)
19. Must be willing to travel at short notice for breaking news
20. May be required to work in hostile or high-risk environments
21. Ability to develop sources and maintain contacts for breaking news & investigative stories
22. Ability to discover, identify and interview newsmakers, eyewitnesses and other notable & interesting news subjects
23. Ability to edit video: short clips, comp reels for all platforms
24. Ability to shoot video: basic b-roll and simple interviews without complicated lighting
25. Ability to quickly write scripts /Pitches for broadcast programs and articles for digital platforms
26. Ability to contribute rolling content for digital platforms in a breaking news environment
27. Strong Field producing skills, including planning, logistics, newsgathering & live shot co-ordinating
28. Firm grasp of security & safety protocols
29. Edit room post- production skills, often working to tight deadline - sourcing content organizing incoming feeds; working easily in media manager; coordinating with the field teams & show editors; and supervising the overall editing process with a craft editor
30. Ability to produce special projects as needed (ie. Terror attacks, natural disasters, Papal conclave, wars, etc.)
31. Firm grasp of field transmission tools, including LiveU, Latakoo or other proprietary FTP, etc.
32. Strong familiarity with all NBC News Group platform needs
Qualifications
33. At least 5 years producing experience at Network level
34. Exceptional research & writing skills
35. Solid working knowledge of TV production and digital platforms
36. Strong news judgment & commitment to accuracy
37. Extensive field experience, particularly in conflict & war zones and/or natural disasters
38. Extensive experience editing stories collaboratively
39. Knowledge of and interest in current events, politics, geopolitics & history
40. Proven track record of collaboration across multiple teams and multiple platforms
41. Ability to lead and foster teamwork - to be a strong communicator with the Foreign assignment desk, platforms, and managers
42. Strong interpersonal skills
43. Fluency in another language highly desired
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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