Senior News Producer: Live & Investigative Coverage

NBCUniversal; Dallas (TX); Remote; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

NBCNews is seeking a seasoned, driven Producer to support newsgathering, storytelling, and live production across all platforms. This fully remote role, based in Dallas, TX, collaborates with a Correspondent and production teams to pitch, develop, and deliver compelling journalism—from breaking news to in-depth features, investigative reporting to national coverage.

The ideal candidate is a creative journalist with strong writing, research, and editorial judgment, thrives under pressure, and can

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or 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

• 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 platforms.
• Conduct original reporting, deep research, and source interviews.
• Secure guest bookings in a competitive environment; conduct pre-interviews and prepare talking points.
• Travel on short notice to cover a story and remain on the road as long as needed.
• Collaborate with control rooms, senior producers, and editorial teams to build rundowns and produce segments.
• Oversee field operations, including live shots and remote anchor setups.
• Track and manage correspondent schedules.
• Work with editors to ensure high-quality video packages, graphics, and sound.
• Partner with Standards & Legal to ensure content adheres to guidelines.
• Maintain strong communication between the Correspondent, senior leadership, assignment desk and production teams.
• Contribute ideas for news-of-day, lifestyle features, celebrity interviews, and human-interest stories.

Skills

Journalistic writing

Editorial judgment

News reporting

Storytelling

Collaboration

Adaptability

Research skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism

Tools

DSLR shooting

Avid editing

Adobe Premiere

Slack

Latakoo

NCX

Job description

NBCNews is seeking a seasoned, driven Producer to support newsgathering, storytelling, and live production across all platforms. This fully remote role, based in Dallas, TX, collaborates with a Correspondent and production teams to pitch, develop, and deliver compelling journalism—from breaking news to in-depth features, investigative reporting to national coverage.

The ideal candidate is a creative journalist with strong writing, research, and editorial judgment, thrives under pressure, and can