Job Description

As a Story Producer, you will be responsible for sourcing, researching, writing, and editing content for daily news broadcasts televised or distributed via digital/multi-platforms.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Gather, edit, and assemble local news content – focusing on (but not limited to) News, Weather and Traffic for broadcast and multi-platform applications.
• Conceptualize stories with producers, reporter, and talent, critique production and writing of news stories and edit stories and related video.
• Communicate with show producers and digital team to meet content need requirements.
• Gather and package relevant content around key stories from a range of external sources and feeds and content types.
• Prepare pre-pro, tease, edit and archive tapes.
• Write text articles, publish video clips and edit image galleries according to the local editorial “voice”.
• Program key related index pages for editorial impact, audience appeal and timeliness.
• Execute all publishing workflows for video, images and text including publishing to social media platforms.
• Enforce editorial style guides, standards and practices.
• Help maintain video archive system.

Qualifications

• Excellent news instincts with the ability to react decisively to breaking news. • At least 1 year prior news editing experience in a professional medium to large sized broadcast market or digital environment or equivalent. • Ability to work on multiple tasks and stories simultaneously in a fast paced environment. • Ability to write succinctly and with flair. • Ability to react to breaking news, updating the news as stories evolve and writing intros and leads to video online content. • Ability to work in a team and across all departments and locations, ensuring that news as published is 100% accurate without typos or errors. • Flexible, with a willingness to undertake shift work associated with working for a 24/7 news operation. • Experience of working in content management systems required. • Bachelor’s degree. • Demonstrated knowledge of AP Style writing and guidelines.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through the www.nbcunicareers.com site • Must be willing to work in San Diego • Must be willing to submit to a background investigation • Must be 18 years or older • Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States • Must have ability to work any of a 24x7 shift • Must accept Solutions, NBCUniversal’s Dispute Resolution Program

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS:

• Knowledge of San Diego city and regions and it’s political and social personalities. • Proficient with Dalet/Galaxy or similar non-linear digital editing platform. • Knowledge of Video on Demand Server (VOD). • Perform basics of photojournalism. • Experience with Clickability, Social Flow, Stratus systems a plus. • Bilingual (English/Spanish) both written and verbal preferred

Additional Information

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