Social Media Producer, MSNBC Digital

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

We’re seeking a Producer for social media to join MSNBC Digital. 

You have experience managing producers and identifying and producing shareable/viral news and perspective content. You will pitch unique story ideas daily and create and edit short original videos that spark engagement across all of MSNBC’s  social media platforms. You must have a passion for news, politics, current events, social media trends, audience development, and storytelling that creates an impact.

If you have a love for the MSNBC brand, demonstrate strong editorial judgment and can be flexible working when news breaks, this job is for you. 

This position is represented by the Writers Guild of America East.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and produce shareable news content for social media platforms 
• Produce editorial and breaking news content for multiple platforms (video, text, photo, live streams)
• Create news content with a creative flare
• Shoot, edit, produce in the field content for social media and YouTube
• Oversee YouTube content with expertise in best practices
• Write and produce perspective segments / interviews across social media platforms, including YouTube. 
• Fact-check text, captions and ensure all photo, video meet the content, quality, journalistic and legal standards of MSNBC 
• Write eye-catching and accurate headlines and captions that spark engagement 
• Create and produce graphics and photo posts with headlines for Instagram 
• Partner and collaborate with show producers, writers, MSNBC contributors, on daily editorial content for platforms   
• Collaborate across teams on special events, high profile interviews for strategic social rollouts

Qualifications

• At least 6 years experience in social media news production 
• Expert knowledge of all social media platforms, their audiences and social media trends 
• Experience in shooting content, editing and producing in a compelling creative way 
• Expert in YouTube curation, distribution, headlining
• Experience writing for TV (news and perspective)
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere, in-app editing, CapCut 
• Demonstrable experience producing eye-catching graphics
• Experience in turning breaking news into vertical content for social platforms
• Expert with Figma, Adobe Photoshop
• Self-starter - ability to enterprise ideas, ideate daily pitches, shoot video when needed, and work well independently.
• Work professionally in changing and challenging situations and be able to react quickly under rapid deadlines 
• Proficiency with digital gear (camera operations, microphones) 
• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours and different shifts for breaking news (evenings, weekends)

Additional Requirements:

• Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, under tight deadline pressure, including breaking news.