Associate Producer/Media Manager, NJTV

NJTV, headquartered at the Agnes Varis NJTV Studio in Newark with additional studios at the Trenton State House and New Jersey City University as well as university content bureaus across the state, strives to engage the community and increase public awareness of critical local issues. The NJTV website offers online programs and free digital resources for educators.

NJTV's keystone newscast, NJTV News with Mary Alice Williams, features statewide, issues- driven reports from the Agnes Varis NJTV Studio in Newark, the Trenton Statehouse studio and university content bureaus across New Jersey.

The Associate Producer/Media Manager will work closely in all phases of the production process from story development through post-production and delivery with an emphasis on the latter two. Responsibilities and tasks will include, but are not limited to: ingesting media from various sources, editing with Adobe Premiere as well as other Adobe Products, transcoding media to fit varying editing needs, using in-house camera/lighting gear in response to studio and field shoots alike, and working with the onsite archive system for long term media management. Strong time management skills will be necessary in this deadline oriented environment. Specific responsibilities include:

• Daily archiving of the previous days media via PC platforms
• Finding, transcoding, and prepping of B-roll for field editors via Adobe Media Encoder
• Editing of pre-produced segments from start to finish as well as aiding in finishing field segments
• Using various Dalet based workflows to deliver and retrieve footage as it’s requested
• Being familiar with camera equipment and PC computers in order to aid shooters with troubleshooting
• Working in conjunction with all news room departments to deliver the shows editorial voice to the public
• Assemble and deliver visual elements for broadcast on a daily basis including but not limited to photos, designed graphics, maps, charts, quotes, b-roll, segments, web videos and promotional materials.

To qualify, candidates must have a minimum of two (2) years in multimedia production; the ability to shoot and edit video (Premiere) is preferred. In addition, candidates must have a minimum of two (2) years editorial experience preferably in a news environment; exceptional written and verbal communication, and presentation skills; exceptional planning, organization, problem analysis and decision-making skills; strong leadership and interpersonal communication skills; BA/BS or equivalent experience. Candidates with experience with Dalet are preferred.

Apply online at NJTV Careers

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283-299 Market Street
Newark, NJ 07102

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