Remote News Producer: Live & Investigative Coverage

Nbcuniversal Media, LLC; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

NBC News seeks a seasoned Producer to support newsgathering, storytelling, and live production across platforms. You will work with a Correspondent and teams to pitch, develop, report, and execute compelling journalism from breaking news to deep features.

You should be a versatile journalist, fluent in editing, social media storytelling, and able to travel when needed. Remote work from Dallas-area home is supported, with travel as required to cover stories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in network news, cable, or talk show production, including live and taped segments.
• Strong journalistic writing, research, and editorial judgment skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of U.S. politics, current events, pop culture, and lifestyle trends.
• Experience shooting (DSLR or iPhone) and editing (Avid and/or Adobe Premiere).
• Strong ability to navigate newsroom tools and technology (Slack, NCX, Latakoo, etc.)
• Proven ability to work in fast-paced environments under tight deadlines.
• Must be willing to work nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime with short notice.
• Must be able to travel frequently, domestically and internationally.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to collaborate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Correspondent and show teams to develop, report, and deliver strong, visually compelling stories with clear narratives and well-researched journalism.
• Pitch, field produce, write, and fact-check stories across NBC News linear and streaming platforms, including daily news, longform pieces, and cross-platform content.
• Conduct original reporting, deep research, and source interviews.
• Secure guest bookings in a competitive environment; conduct pre-interviews and prepare talking points.
• Ability to travel at a moment’s notice to cover a story and commit to staying on the road as long as the story takes.
• Collaborate with control rooms, senior producers, and editorial teams to build rundowns, write intros, and produce live and taped segments.
• Oversee field operations, including live shots, remote anchor setups, and breaking news coverage.
• Track and manage correspondent’s schedule when working with them closely.
• Work closely with editors to ensure high-quality video packages, graphics, and sound.
• Partner with Standards & Legal to ensure all content adheres to editorial and corporate guidelines.
• Maintain strong communication between the Correspondent, senior leadership, assignment desk and production teams.
• Contribute ideas for a wide range of content including news-of-day, lifestyle features, celebrity interviews, and human-interest stories.

Skills

Editorial judgment

Strong writing

Research skills

Storytelling ability

Travel readiness

Live production coordination

Collaboration across teams

Pressure under deadlines

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Equivalent work experience

Tools

DSLR

iPhone

Avid

Adobe Premiere

Slack

NCX

Latakoo

Job description

NBC News seeks a seasoned Producer to support newsgathering, storytelling, and live production across platforms. You will work with a Correspondent and teams to pitch, develop, report, and execute compelling journalism from breaking news to deep features.

You should be a versatile journalist, fluent in editing, social media storytelling, and able to travel when needed. Remote work from Dallas-area home is supported, with travel as required to cover stories.