Assistant I, News Production

confidential; United States; On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

TAPP Film is seeking a News Production Assistant to support production staff before, during, and after a program's production. You will help coordinate, create, schedule, and distribute all news marketing projects, and assist with general duties such as screening tapes and finding still images.

You will research ideas for project-related news topics, log, transcribe and clip footage, organize element reels, and log and archive video and data for future use, to keep newsroom operations efficient

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to production staff before, 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.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent communication

Organization skills

Team collaboration

Familiarity with TV production

Education

No formal degree required

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.