Producer – 51457098
Centennial, CO
Description
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NBCUniversal Local is NBCUniversal’s local media division that delivers English and Spanish-speakers and bilingual audiences in 31 U.S. markets and Puerto Rico, the very best in local sports, news, weather, consumer and investigative reporting, and lifestyle entertainment across any platform and screen. NBCUniversal Local is comprised of three individual media groups including the NBC Owned Television Stations, the NBC Sports Regional Networks and the Telemundo Station Group. The division is also home to multicast networks NBCLX, COZI TV and TeleXitos, the regional cable news network NECN, as well as NBC Spot On, an advanced video advertising business designed for local/regional CTV and OTT advertisers and several in-house companies including production company LXTV, marketing and promotions company Skycastle, its out-of-home business NBC Everywhere, and the Arthouse, a graphics design group. With seven regional sports networks and 42 NBC and Telemundo stations serving 38 percent of U.S. homes, NBCUniversal Local is the only network-owned local media division that is home to the largest bilingual local newsrooms within the country’s top 10 TV markets. NBCUniversal Local’s stations and networks serve diverse audiences and communities across linear, streaming, OTT, digital web, mobile and audio, and cable platforms and work together to keep local audiences informed anytime and anywhere. For more information, visit NBCUniversal.com.
At NBCUniversal, we believe in the talent of our people. It’s our passion and commitment to excellence that drives NBCU’s vast portfolio of brands to succeed. From broadcast and cable networks, news and sports platforms, to film, world-renowned theme parks and a diverse suite of digital properties, we take pride in all that we do and all that we represent. It’s what makes us uniquely NBCU. Here you can create the extraordinary. Join us.
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.
Targeted Pay/Range: $50k-55k
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Responsible for overall production, content, and every element of each newscast.
- Responsible for being a key communicator in the newsroom- talking with each person who will participate or provide content for that newscast (i.e. Executive Producer, Managing Editor, anchors, Digital, MMJ's and production crews).
- Understand newscast mission, station priorities and be familiar with all the platforms.
- Create and publish stories in our website and social media and OTT “El Boost”
- Must select stories, understand all the elements, and design a newscast that achieves the daily goal.
- Knowledgeable on daily news events, awareness of past news events and know what news in the Denver market.
- Execute Live Shots and Satellite Remotes during live newscasts.
- Select, assign, write, and organize news stories. Write headlines, teases
- Respond to breaking news with urgency and accuracy.
- Coordinate and plan future community and social story development.
- Work with Reporters and Multimedia Journalists to improve story and presentation.
- Editing skills to edit video clips.
- Write news scripts, Digital articles, OTT content, promotional teasers, headlines and topicals.
- Work closely with producers, News Director, Executive Producer and Managing Editor on story/sweeps planning and coordination.
- Contribute story ideas, participate in daily coverage decisions and editorial meetings.
- Leadership: take responsibility for own actions and take risks for the team and be a team player.
- Complete discrepancy reports with detail and accuracy to help prevent future problems.
- Understand and follow all Telemundo Colorado News standards and ethics.
- Reports directly to the Executive Producer.
Qualifications
Qualifications/Requirements
- Minimum 2 years producer experience.
- Must be able to speak, read and write fluently in Spanish and must be able to speak, read and understand English.
- News judgment with solid ethical decision process.
- Ability to edit in news edition program (ie. Edius and Stratus)
- Excellent news judgment, creative ideas and writing skills a must.
- Be detail oriented, organized, and able to handle intense deadline pressure.
- Ability to pitch local stories and make contacts with the community
- Must be willing to work long hours, varying shifts (including nights and weekends) and report to work in emergencies depending on news coverage when necessary.
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
- Must be 18 years or greater.
- Must have a valid driver's license.
Desired Characteristics
• Leadership qualities
• Take an active role in selecting the stories of the day - come up with story ideas that reporters can turn in one day, create producer driven content to enhance our coverage of the big story and other stories that appear in the newscast.
• Anticipate problems and address them throughout the course of the shift, eliminate all factual/spelling/other errors that appear in the show. If a problem arises, address it immediately.
• Ability to resolve conflict.
• Bring creativity into every aspect of the newscast.
• Ability to perform under tight time deadlines
• Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered.
Additional Information
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