Assistant I, News Production

Nexstar Media; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexstar Media in Los Angeles seeks a News Production Assistant to support the production team across pre-production, live production, and post-production workflows. The role involves coordinating and distributing news marketing projects, screening tapes, and gathering imagery to support on-air content.

You will screen, log, transcribe and clip footage, organize element reels, and help log and archive video and data for future use. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Must interact well with video journalists, anchors, videographers, news managers, production and engineering staff.
• Detail oriented.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Familiarity with processes and procedures of a television production department.
• Basic computer knowledge including MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to production staff before, during, and after a program.
• Coordinate, create, schedule, and distribute news marketing projects.
• Assist with screening tapes and locating still images.
• Research and disseminate ideas for project-related news topics and elements.
• Screen, log, transcribe and clip footage; organize element reels.
• Log and archive video and related data for future use.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Familiarity with TV production

MS Office basics

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The News Production Assistant provides support to production staff prior to, during and after the production of a program.

Support production staff with the coordination, creation, scheduling and distribution of all news marketing projects.

Assist with general duties including screening tapes, finding still images etc.

Research and disseminate ideas for project-related news topics and elements.

Screen, log, transcribe and clip footage for projects; organize element reels.

Log and archive video and associated data for future use.

Requirements & Skills :

• Must be able to interact well with video journalists, anchors, videographers, news managers, production and engineering staff.
• Detail oriented.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Familiarity with processes and procedures of a television production department.
• Basic computer knowledge including MS Office.