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Assignment Desk Editor
NBC Universal
London, , United Kingdom
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About Us
NBC News is a leading source of global news and information operating for over 75 years. Every week, NBC News provides more than 25 hours of television news programming with the top-rated NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and Meet the Press programs as well as America’s longest-running morning news program, TODAY. The network’s primetime newsmagazine, Dateline provides a variety of in-depth stories week in and week out ranging from mysteries and breaking news to hidden-camera investigations and documentaries. The continuously growing online presence of NBC News, NBC News Digital Group, includes NBCNews.com, TODAY.com, MSNBC.com, NightlyNews.com, social media, apps and all of the network’s digital initiatives.
Responsibilities
This is a position with ad hoc scheduling and requires flexible hours, including overnights. You’ll be at the core of NBC News’s international operation, coordinating and supporting teams in the field and in the newsroom as they produce news pieces for our key platforms, including TODAY, Nightly News and NBCNews.com. We’ll look to you to draw on your experience of working on assignment desks and be resourceful in juggling various tasks, including organizing lives and pre-tapes, managing satellite bookings, setting up interviews, deploying personnel and booking travel, all while keeping the company and field teams up to date with the latest developing news stories and video. You’ll ideally be familiar with broadcast transmissions from the field and will be comfortable editing short video clips to send to field teams or across the network. We’ll also expect you to use research tools and social media to quickly pick up on interesting stories and gain first coverage. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to persuade people both inside and outside the organization on tight deadlines and during difficult and stressful periods. You’ll need to be meticulous and have excellent attention-to-detail to keep across all the work that goes on for the International Desk on a daily basis.
Qualifications/Requirements
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Coordinating resources and communicating with the senior desk editor, field teams, show producers & editing producers
• Assigning and managing live requests for various NBC News platforms & partners
• Coordinating with controls and field teams on live shots
• Updating the network, editors and field teams with breaking news updates & compelling video
• Compiling accurate staffing logs, editorial updates & output records
• Handling and booking live transmissions or tape windows with third party vendors
• Helping to deploy teams on short notice to travel abroad & booking travel
• Assisting field teams with risk assessments & managers in ensuring safety protocols
• Working with the senior desk editor or individually to identify and pitch key stories & editorial themes
• Verifying stories by contacting local sources, government officials, companies or related individuals
• Working with NBC News’s partners & affiliates to request video, editorial information or assistance
• Finding & transmitting key video from agencies, archives or elsewhere for news stories across the network
• Supporting the edit room or field edits
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• Experience working on the news desk of a leading international TV news organization, ideally with a US outlet
• Capacity to work in a fast-paced and demanding live news environment
• Strong news judgment, knowledge of current events & familiarity with previous key news stories
• Strong attention to detail & accuracy
• Ability to multi-task
• Excellent communication skills & professional conduct, especially in high-pressure & stressful situations
• Experience with managing & booking satellite operations
• Strong understanding of the role of social media in news broadcasting and multi-platform delivery
• Experience with iNews, Avid Assist & Avid Newscutter, preferred
• Experience of using video agencies, preferred
• Understanding of video and photo licensing, legal principles and rights of usage, preferred
• Familiarity with NBC News output and editorial standards
REQUIREMENTS
• University degree or equivalent experience
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including overnights
• High standard of written English
• Polite phone manner and good communication skills
• Strong teamwork ethic
• Additional languages preferred