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Digital/Social Media Producer – NBC Chicago

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Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service. 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. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. We believe that our workforce should represent the communities we live in, so that together, we can continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world. Click here to learn more about Comcast NBCUniversal’s commitment and how we are making an impact.

Job Description

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TelemundoChicago.com is looking for an exceptional, driven Spanish-language writer with experience covering Chicago-area news and politics for a news website. Our candidate must be an extremely effective multitasker with top-notch local news judgment, a proven track-record of both breaking news and in-depth writing, and incredible attention to detail. This person works equally well solo as in a collaborative, team-focused environment.

Job Duties

  • Cover Chicago-area news across platforms for TelemundoChicago.com: web, app, social media and push alerts
  • Report stories from the digital desk, competitively in breaking news. Candidate must feel comfortable gathering news by making phone calls, verifying content on social media and working with reporters in the field.
  • Send push alerts and post to social media in breaking news events
  • Produce breaking news events across multiple platforms by collaborating with assignment desk, reporters, news staff and independent sources
  • Quickly learn a website’s audience and write and distribute content based on this audience.
  • Create multimedia content to enhance daily news coverage (i.e. video, live streams, slideshows)
  • Edit videos for all digital platforms with accuracy and creativity
  • Execute all publishing workflows for video, images and text
  • Enforce editorial style guides, standards and practices
  • Identify relevant stories of the day and engage our local audience across multiple platforms
  • Solicit user-generated content to enhance both on-air and online news coverage
  • Coordinate with news producers to cross-promote on-air and online content
  • Create and write Spanish language content from English language sources
  • Ensure the integrity, voice, tone and mix of content fits with the overall editorial strategy created by the Telemundo Stations Group Digital Unit.
  • Collaborate with content centers in other local markets to share stories and resources across all Telemundo’s and NBC’s city/stations’ websites
  • Abide by the ethical standards of the Telemundo Station Group when creating and producing content for all platforms.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

Basic Qualifications

  • Must be able to write for digital
  • Must have experience in a newsroom
  • Must be a skilled writer with outstanding communication skills.
  • Must be fluent in writing and speaking Spanish and English
  • Must be able to work evenings and weekends.

Additional Job Requirements

  • Must be willing to work in Chicago, IL
  • Must be willing to submit to and clear a background investigation
  • Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
  • Must be at least 18 years of age
  • Must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered a candidate for this position

Desired Characteristics

  • Ability to produce exceptional digital content under continual tight deadlines
  • Working knowledge of content management and video editing tools
  • Writing experience for a newspaper or news website for a minimum of a year
  • Covering Chicago-area news, politics, human interest stories, cultural events
  • Experience with social media, editing video and creating slideshows
  • Ability to work in a creative, demanding, competitive environment
  • Excellent editing, writing and management skills, as well as experience in telling stories through videos, photos and multimedia packages

Additional Requirements

  • Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.
  • In select work settings or where jurisdictionally mandated, must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or adhere to enhanced protocols.
  • Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

Additional Information

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. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access nbcunicareers.com as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations in the US by calling 1-818-777-4107 and in the UK by calling +44 2036185726.
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