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Video Journalist, Digital Studio
NBC Universal
New York, NY, 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.
Responsibilities
NBC will soon launch a new digital-first team of reporters, filmmakers, animators, tinkerers, engagement producers and video journalists tasked with rethinking what video news features and documentaries could and should look like in 2017.
This yet to be named studio will be an independent, off-site division of NBC News tasked with experimenting with emerging technologies and visual storytelling. The group’s work will be found at the intersection of technology, shoe-leather reporting and avant-garde video storytelling — all aimed at mobiles, social and set-top boxes. And we’ll begin our journey by developing innovative video products in several areas, including creative news-based documentaries (domestic and international) and VR — all while taking advantage of creative treatments as well as NBC’s internal mountain of archive.
What does a mash-up of filmmakers, journalists, designers, programmers and a US media goliath that helped develop television look like? That’s what we’re coming together to figure out.
Job Duties
We’re seeking a highly experienced visual storyteller who likes to push boundaries in style, aesthetic and through mobile platforms. This person should be an expert shooter, video editor and interviewer. Motion graphics experience is also a huge plus.
We’re looking for someone with an artistic but radical eye who obsesses over both news and internet technologies. He or she should have an immense amount of experience crafting scripts by hand and carrying out story ideas from conception to completion.
This role will be responsible for creating doc-style videos, from news analysis to larger investigative features and potentially even half-hour docs. This person will be expected to create content that lives at the intersection of documentary, news analysis and social media experimentation. We not only expect a polished video product from you but a
never-before-attempted treatment and social rollout plan for each piece. We will push you to continually reinvent yourself.
We are a team excited to experiment at every level of the creative and editorial process, from framing to engagement to the types of questions we ask.
We’re looking for those who like to pivot off the top headlines and find a fascinating visual story buried within. Depending on length, we will expect turnarounds from conception to completion to be around one to two weeks.
You should be able to both collaborate on a team of other video heads as well as operate as a one-person-band in both the studio and field. You should also be competent at every step of the video creation process, from conception to final rollout.
Though very much apart of NBC, we will expect you to bring a start-up mentality to our team, a liking for radical ideas, an unbounded sense of determination and an inventor’s curiosity.
Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications
You should have 5+ years professional experience in filmmaking, documentaries or news
Mastery in shooting (DSLR or similar) and editing as well as lighting and audio
Proficiency in: Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects and Photoshop
Basic understanding of VR / 360
International field experience
Experience in CMS and basic understand of HTML, CSS and Javascript
Additional Job Requirements
Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered
Must be willing to work in New York
Must submit a resume, short cover letter, links to three videos, detailing your role in each (You should have served as a one-person-band in at least one of the pieces), a link to a social media innovation or campaign you developed and launched, list of awards/accomplishments
Desired Characteristics
Desired Qualifications
Bilingual (English/Spanish) a huge plus