Manager, Editorial Records Desk

NBCUniversal • New York, NY

22d • Hybrid

About The Position

NBC News is seeking an experienced Manager, Editorial Records Desk to support the network’s award-winning editorial research and verification infrastructure. This role will be closely partnered with the Director of the Editorial Records Desk, with heavy emphasis on research and records management within the legal system and judicial networks. This position will play a critical role in ensuring that NBC News remains a leader in credible, well-sourced, and data-driven journalism.

Requirements

• 5+ years of legal, newsroom, investigative, or research experience, ideally within a broadcast, digital, or multimedia environment
• Advanced command of LexisNexis, Accurint, PACER, Pipl, ProQuest, and related systems
• Strong organizational, communication, and cross-department collaboration skills with a lens towards support of editorial flow and best practices
• Deep understanding of data verification, sourcing ethics, and digital security; experience in AI preferred

Responsibilities

• Sourcing, summarizing and interpreting legal documents, court filings and other public records for producers and reporters.
• Solid understanding of [the law], court systems and public records access (offline and online)
• Ability to explain complex legal terms (jargon) and procedures in plain language
• Conduct in-depth research using federal, state, local court and public records databases eg. PACER, CourtListener, Courtlink but also Nexis, TLO, Accurint, Factiva
• Assist in retrieving legal documents and filing public records requests (county clerks, FOIA, FOIL)
• Track ongoing litigation, monitor court dockets and provide research memos summarizing findings for reporters and producers
• People finding and identify verification using public records

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees