Associate Producer, Meet the Press NOW - job 1 of 2

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Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Meet The Press NOW is looking for an experienced Associate Producer who has a strong interest in political reporting and election coverage and thrives in a fast-paced, deadline-driven team environment.   

Get in touch if you love 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 and producing graphic elements for the live show on tight deadlines
• Editing in Adobe Premiere and AVID
• Working closely with EP, senior producers, line producer, segment producers, booking producers, production assistants and hosts
• Pitching relevant and compelling live and taped segment ideas
• Compiling research for day-of news and long-term projects
• Writing scripts in iNews as needed
• Working closely with the Meet the Press digital team to publish and distribute video on social media and owned-platforms
• Staying up on the news and jumping in as duty calls

• You’ve been working in digital video, broadcast or cable news for 2+ years
• You have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• You are willing to work in New York, NY or Washington, DC

Desired Qualifications

• You’re comfortable editing digital video and you want to get even better at it
• You’ve got an interest and passion for journalism and up on the latest 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 can enterprise, research and plan stories
• You possess a strong sense of newsworthiness, AP-style and social media best practices
• You’re able to work calmly under intense deadline to finish a project
• 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
• Comfortable producing stories using remote interviews and video material on hand

Additional Requirements:

• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

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 - $80,000

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 [email protected].