The News Production Assistant provides support to production staff prior to, during and after the production of a program.

+ Support production staff with the coordination, creation, scheduling and distribution of all news marketing projects.

+ Assist with general duties including screening tapes, finding still images etc.

+ Research and disseminate ideas for project-related news topics and elements.

+ Screen, log, transcribe and clip footage for projects; organize element reels.

+ Log and archive video and associated data for future use.

Requirements & Skills :

+ Must be able to interact well with video journalists, anchors, videographers, news managers, production and engineering staff.

+ Detail oriented.

+ Excellent communication and organization skills.

+ Familiarity with processes and procedures of a television production department.

+ Basic computer knowledge...