Freelance Production Assistant - NBC Sports

NBCUniversal • Stamford, CT

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time project / limited term position with an estimated duration for designated sport season unless otherwise amended. As a Production Assistant, you are responsible for assisting production personnel in all phases of sports production for one of NBC Sports’ properties.

Requirements

• Bachelors’ Degree or equivalent work experience
• 1-2 years' minimum of professional production experience
• Must be willing to work in Stamford, CT
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be willing to work holidays, weekends and early morning / late night hours as needed
• Ability to get to Stamford during off hours when public transportation is not available
• Must be 18 years or older

Nice To Haves

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
• Possess a high level of initiative
• Possess a high level of sports knowledge
• Team player

Responsibilities

• Organize weekly edit projects for producers and editors
• Gather video and photo assets to use in packages and other elements.
• Pitch game or studio ideas in weekly meetings with the assigned production team
• Help create select sequences for producers to use when editing teases – assisting with shot selection and securing footage
• Restore and manage offline media and retrieve archived assets from MAM
• Archive and catalogue footage
• Create screeners to send out to the production team and other parties
• Create and log melts and distribute to various networks
• Clip off production elements that aired during games each week
• Key liaison to the lead producers
• Responsible for relaying and disseminating information on a weekly basis to the production staff
• Ability to dissect the intricacies of sport using graphics and telestration

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree