NBCU Academy Multi-Media Journalist Associate - Hartford

Company Description

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.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we’ll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

NBCUniversal Local is NBCUniversal’s local media division that delivers English and Spanish-speakers and bilingual audiences in 31 U.S. markets and Puerto Rico, the very best in local sports, news, weather, consumer and investigative reporting, and lifestyle entertainment across any platform and screen. NBCUniversal Local is comprised of three individual media groups including the NBC Owned Television Stations, the NBC Sports Regional Networks and the Telemundo Station Group. The division is also home to multicast networks NBCLX, COZI TV and TeleXitos, the regional cable news network NECN, as well as NBC Spot On, an advanced video advertising business designed for local/regional CTV and OTT advertisers and several in-house companies including production company LXTV, marketing and promotions company Skycastle, its out-of-home business NBC Everywhere, and the Arthouse, a graphics design group. With seven regional sports networks and 42 NBC and Telemundo stations serving 38 percent of U.S. homes, NBCUniversal Local is the only network-owned local media division that is home to the largest bilingual local newsrooms within the country’s top 10 TV markets. NBCUniversal Local’s stations and networks serve diverse audiences and communities across linear, streaming, OTT, digital web, mobile and audio, and cable platforms and work together to keep local audiences informed anytime and anywhere. For more information, visit NBCUniversal.com.

Job Description

WVIT/NBC Connecticut, the NBCUniversal Local television station in Hartford, Connecticut, is looking for a Multimedia Journalist Associate who wants to be a strong storyteller both on digital platforms and on TV. We want to help develop talented journalists from diverse backgrounds to become great television/digital on-camera reporters. A good candidate would be a print or digital journalist or recent college graduate ready to transition to an on-camera role. We are prepared to invest in training and coaching to help develop your skills. The person in this role would shoot and edit video to craft engaging and compelling stories. We want someone who will seek out characters to make storytelling unique and relatable. And it’s important to us to work with someone who can be a strong community member in and out of the newsroom.

• Learn how to take a proactive approach to developing content for breaking news and daily stories on multiple platforms while learning to use all resources available.
• Gain an understanding on how to gather, write and report on-air news for a major market television station.
• Enterprise and pitch unique angles to important stories.
• Willingness to shoot and edit video.
• Identify and pitch angles on big daily news stories and follow developments when appropriate.
• Ensure stories are told in a compelling way with context and perspective.
• Build relevant contacts and sources within the community.
• Deliver live and recorded news events/stories authentically, accurately and in a compelling and engaging manner.
• Ensure news gathering and storytelling techniques are in line with NBC News legal/standards guidelines.
• Think visually using creative and high-quality production techniques including a variety of video angles, graphics, viewer photos/videos and virtual interviews.
• Post digital content of daily stories.
• Identify and produce additional digital content for stories when appropriate or assigned.
• Use social media to promote stories and engage viewers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with emphasis