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Production Assistant
NBC Universal
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, United States
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About Us
NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. 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.
About CNBC:
With CNBC in the U.S., CNBC in Asia Pacific, CNBC in Europe, Middle East and Africa, CNBC World and CNBC HD, CNBC is the recognized world leader in business news and provides real-time financial market coverage and business information to approximately 371 million homes worldwide, including more than 100 million households in the United States and Canada. CNBC also provides daily business updates to 400 million households across China. The network's 15 live hours a day of business programming in North America (weekdays from 4:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. ET) is produced at CNBC's global headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., and includes reports from CNBC News bureaus worldwide. CNBC at night features a mix of new reality programming, CNBC's highly successful series produced exclusively for CNBC and a number of distinctive in-house documentaries.
CNBC also has a vast portfolio of digital products which deliver real-time financial market news and information across a variety of platforms. These include CNBC.com, the online destination for global business; CNBC PRO, the premium, integrated desktop/mobile service that provides real-time global market data and live access to CNBC global programming; and a suite of CNBC Mobile products including the CNBC Real-Time iPhone and iPad Apps.
Responsibilities
The Production Assistant will provide integral support to the original digital video team at the world’s leading provider of business and financial news.
The ideal candidate will be flexible and nimble in a fast-paced, breaking news environment. Our PA will work on all stages of short-form video content, and will embrace the unique opportunity to collaborate with broadcast, insights, product, & technology stakeholders. If you are passionate about creating informative, sharable, & stylistically flawless video content, we want to talk to you!
The Production Assistant’s responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
• Assisting writers and producers in the development, production, & delivery of original video content—this includes day-of stories, features, premium content, & video series/franchises
• Writing breaking news or enterprise stories to accompany video on an as-needed basis
• Line producing in a live control room for daily digital segments
Qualifications/Requirements
• Links to online portfolio and/or work samples are required
• At least 1 year of experience in full-cycle video production for a live TV, print news, or digital platform
• Must have experience shooting original content using DSLR cameras and editing video on Adobe Premiere and/or Final Cut
• Strong video editing and scriptwriting skills, breaking news journalism experience a plus
• Must be able to ideate, prioritize, & multi-task under tight, daily deadlines
• Will bring expertise, or demonstrate a quick study in utilizing major social media platforms
• Knowledge of financial markets with a background in business news a plus
• Position requires early morning, late night, overnight, & weekend shifts as needed.
• Must be willing to work in Englewood Cliffs, NJ—perks include free shuttle, free gym, dry cleaning/shoe shine services, full-service cafeteria, food trucks, and more!