Freelance Production Assistant - NBC Sports

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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.

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

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelors' Degree or equivalent work experience

• 1-2 years' minimum of professional production experience

Desired Characteristics:

• Exceptional oral and written communication skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel

• Possess a high level of initiative

• Posses a high level of sports knowledge

• Team player

Additional Requirements:

• Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through to be considered

• 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

Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide 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.

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