Bilingual News and Sports Editor/Producer, NBC & Telemundo Digital Innovation Team

NBCUniversal

  • Universal City, CA
  • $70,000-90,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 14 days ago
Company DescriptionNBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.Job DescriptionThe Bilingual News and Sports Editor/Producer will be part of the Digital Innovation Team, writing, editing, and producing content for the NBC Owned Stations Group and Regional Sports Networks. The editor/producer will create a variety of sports and news content from breaking news to explainers to lifestyle series that will be used across multiple platforms. The editor/producer will also be responsible for executing sponsored sports content across a variety of verticals. In addition, the role will collaborate with local NBC and Telemundo stations on various projects in markets across the country.We are looking for a candidate with a proven ability to create videos that are shareable and have impact with a social audience. Our ideal candidate is creative, full of ideas and can take a project from pitch to publication or take someone else's idea and produce it as if the idea was their own. The sports editor/producer will be working on multiple pieces of content simultaneously, from quick-turn daily text on screen videos, to something that may take a week or more.This sports producer/editor will be part of our Digital Innovation Team, a unique group of content creators tasked with thinking outside the box in its storytelling approaches. Every day is unique, from working on breaking news text on screen videos to contributing to a multiplatform Olympic podcast. The role has flexibility to seek out and pitch stories, series, concepts and see them through from pitch to publication. The position will cover all major sports as well as daily news content.The right candidate should be able to tell stories in English and Spanish, love sports, stay up to date on current news events, love editing, pitching concepts, enjoy finding innovative ways to tell stories, be a digital video consumer, have excellent people skills and be a team player. We are looking for a self-starter who always wants to create video-and is excited about the opportunity to create multiplatform content in English and Spanish. Our ideal candidate can pitch a concept, shoot, produce, edit, and deliver it and be passionate about every step of the way.QualificationsQualifications
  • Must have at least 3-4 years of experience producing videos for multiple digital platforms
  • Deep knowledge of all sports
  • Ability to oversee multiple productions concurrently on various timelines
  • Experience editing videos on tight deadlines
  • Experience creating content in Adobe Premiere, After-Effects and Photoshop and working with Adobe Essential Graphics (.mogrt)
  • Exceptional editorial skills: Ability to recognize stories with high potential for digital attention
  • Ability to shoot with DSLR/cinema cameras, use lightning and audio equipment
  • Familiarity with social media platforms and content creation for YouTube
  • Outstanding communication skills
  • Self-starter
  • Experience with a complex CMS a plus
  • Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, under tight deadlines, including breaking news
  • Must be willing to work all shifts as required by news and events (including nights and weekends).
  • Must be willing to work in Los Angeles
  • Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
Requirements
  • Fluent in English and Spanish with ability to write in both languages
  • Vast knowledge of all major sports
  • Shoot, write, pitch, produce and edit original videos for digital platforms
  • Comfortable working with talent and booking/conducting interviews
  • Pitch concepts for new series for all platforms (Web, OTT, social) and develop plans for publication
  • Shooting with DSLR or similar types of cameras, understand lighting set ups and able to record audio during productions
  • Oversee production of multiple projects at the same time and effectively collaborate and communicate with a team of producers and editors
  • Leverage resources available from our stations or other sources to research, pitch, write and edit video segments designed for all platforms, including social, linear, streaming, and digital
  • Gather, sort, and find stories in data and present data visually in videos
  • Be able to digest lots of information and present it in a simple video
  • Develop graphic elements and treatments for your videos to engage mobile users.
  • Assist local stations with video concepts for their local audiences
  • Write headlines and text for your videos to maximize engagement.
  • Work closely with national editorial team and local editorial teams to plan, execute video content
Hybrid: 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: $70,000-90,000.Additional InformationAs 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.NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.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 .

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