Job Description

We’re seeking a Producer for social media to join MSNBC Digital.

You have experience managing producers and identifying and producing shareable/viral news and perspective content. You will pitch unique story ideas daily and create and edit short original videos that spark engagement across all of MSNBC’s social media platforms. You must have a passion for news, politics, current events, social media trends, audience development, and storytelling that creates an impact.

If you have a love for the MSNBC brand, demonstrate strong editorial judgment and can be flexible working when news breaks, this job is for you.

This position is represented by the Writers Guild of America East.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and produce shareable news content for social media platforms
• Produce editorial and breaking news content for multiple platforms (video, text, photo, live streams)
• Create news content with a creative flare
• Shoot, edit, produce in the field content for social media and YouTube
• Oversee YouTube content with expertise in best practices
• Write and produce perspective segments / interviews across social media platforms, including YouTube.
• Fact-check text, captions and ensure all photo, video meet the content, quality, journalistic and legal standards of MSNBC
• Write eye-catching and accurate headlines and captions that spark engagement
• Create and produce graphics and photo posts with headlines for Instagram
• Partner and collaborate with show producers, writers, MSNBC contributors, on daily editorial content for platforms
• Collaborate across teams on special events, high profile interviews for strategic social rollouts

Qualifications

• At least 6 years experience in social media news production
• Expert knowledge of all social media platforms, their audiences and social media trends
• Experience in shooting content, editing and producing in a compelling creative way
• Expert in YouTube curation, distribution, headlining
• Experience writing for TV (news and perspective)
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere, in-app editing, CapCut
• Demonstrable experience producing eye-catching graphics
• Experience in turning breaking news into vertical content for social platforms
• Expert with Figma, Adobe Photoshop
• Self-starter - ability to enterprise ideas, ideate daily pitches, shoot video when needed, and work well independently.
• Work professionally in changing and challenging situations and be able to react quickly under rapid deadlines
• Proficiency with digital gear (camera operations, microphones)
• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours and different shifts for breaking news (evenings, weekends)

Additional Requirements:

• Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, under tight deadline pressure, including breaking news.
• 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: $93,000 - $110,000

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. 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.

Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.