Senior Producer, Breaking News Specials (Weekends)
for section headings. Use - for lists. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like "Minimum 6 years in broadcast or cable news production, including 3 years on breaking-news or live-event teams" etc.
We need to format lists appropriately.
Let's extract content:
Company overview paragraph: "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 global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information. 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."
That's substantive.
Job Description paragraph: "The NBC News Breaking News Specials team seeks a seasoned Senior Producer to drive our weekend breaking-news coverage and contribute to News Specials, News Now and other coverage and programs as needed. You will lead editorial and operational execution when news breaks, ensuring broadcasts are fast, accurate, and compelling."
That's also substantive.
Responsibilities list:
- Lead live breaking-news coverage during major events
- Coordinate with control-room staff, on-air talent, and field reporters
- Make split-second editorial decisions that uphold accuracy and clarity
- Serve as the primary editorial lead for Saturday and Sunday coverage for NBC News Specials and NOW
- Collaborate with the Specials team on major-event planning and execution
- Partner with technical, graphics, audio, and talent departments to maintain top-tier production quality
- Produce live cut-ins, special segments, and additional content as needed
Qualifications list:
- Minimum 6 years in broadcast or cable news production, including 3 years on breaking-news or live-event teams
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent newsroom experience
- Proven track record of rapid, accurate editorial judgment under deadline pressure
- Expertise in control-room operations from rundown creation through final sign-off
- Proficiency with automated control-room systems and rundown tools–or clear aptitude to learn them quickly
- Flexibility to work overnights, weekends, and be on call for urgent breaking events
- Willingness and ability to work in person at 30 Rock five days a week (Friday–Tuesday)
- Willingness and ability to backfill the Overnight Weekend Senior in person at 30 Rock approx. five weekends a year
Desired Characteristics list:
- A calm, decisive leader who thrives in high-pressure breaking-news situations
- Exceptional editorial judgment and proven experience steering a team through chaotic live events of national importance
- A clear, concise communicator, both in writing and on-air direction
- Prior experience with television writing, rundowns, graphics, video editing, banners and other television production
Additional Requirements paragraph: "Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite. This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website."
Salary range: "Salary range: $125,000 - $170,000 (bonus eligible)"
Additional Information: we need to remove EEO etc. The only substantive maybe "As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision." That's substantive. Also accommodation request line maybe considered boilerplate? It's about disability accommodation. Might be considered EEO/legal boilerplate. The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. The accommodation request is related to disability accommodation, likely part of EEO. So we should remove that. Also the line about submitting request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com is also boilerplate. So we keep only the interview sentence.
Thus Additional Information section: maybe we can include a short paragraph about interview.
We must not create sections with filler. So we will have sections: About the role (company overview + job description?), Responsibilities, Qualifications, Desired Characteristics, Additional Requirements (on-site + benefits), Benefits (maybe separate), Pay, Schedule (flexibility etc), Additional Information (interview). But we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine some.
We need to decide: The posting already has "Additional Requirements" includes on-site and benefits. We could make a section "On‑Site Requirements" and another "Benefits". But we need to avoid many thin sections. Perhaps combine on-site and benefits into "Additional Requirements". That's okay.
Schedule: we have flexibility to work overnights, weekends, be on call, work in person Friday–Tuesday, backfill overnight weekend senior approx five weekends a year. That's schedule info. Could be a section "Schedule".
Pay: salary range.
Thus sections: About the role (company overview + job description), Responsibilities, Qualifications, Desired Characteristics, Additional Requirements (on-site + benefits), Schedule, Pay, Additional Information (interview). That's 8 sections.
Check if any section might be too thin: Additional Requirements includes two sentences: on-site and benefits. That's substantive enough.
Now format.
We need to use
for each section heading. Use
for prose paragraphs. Use
- for lists.
We must not include markdown fences.
Let's craft.
First section: About the role. Could combine company overview and job description into one
maybe two paragraphs. We'll put company overview in
, then job description in another
under same heading? The instruction: use
for prose. So we can have multiple
under same heading.
Thus:
About the role
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. ...
The NBC News Breaking News Specials team seeks a seasoned Senior Producer to drive our weekend breaking-news coverage and contribute to News Specials, News Now and other coverage and programs as needed. You will lead editorial and operational execution when news breaks, ensuring broadcasts are fast, accurate, and compelling.
Second: Responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Lead live breaking-news coverage during major events
- Coordinate with control-room staff, on-air talent, and field reporters
- Make split-second editorial decisions that uphold accuracy and clarity
- Serve as the primary editorial lead for Saturday and Sunday coverage for NBC News Specials and NOW
- Collaborate with the Specials team on major-event planning and execution
- Partner with technical, graphics, audio, and talent departments to maintain top-tier production quality
- Produce live cut-ins, special segments, and additional content as needed
Third: Qualifications.
Qualifications
- Minimum 6 years in broadcast or cable news production, including 3 years on breaking-news or live-event teams
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent newsroom experience
- Proven track record of rapid, accurate editorial judgment under deadline pressure
- Expertise in control-room operations from rundown creation through final sign-off
- Proficiency with automated control-room systems and rundown tools–or clear aptitude to learn them quickly
- Flexibility to work overnights, weekends, and be on call for urgent breaking events
- Willingness and ability to work in person at 30 Rock five days a week (Friday–Tuesday)
- Willingness and ability to backfill the Overnight Weekend Senior in person at 30 Rock approx. five weekends a year
Fourth: Desired Characteristics.
Desired Characteristics
- A calm, decisive leader who thrives in high-pressure breaking-news situations
- Exceptional editorial judgment and proven experience steering a team through chaotic live events of national importance
- A clear, concise communicator, both in writing and on-air direction
- Prior experience with television writing, rundowns, graphics, video editing, banners and other television production
Fifth: Additional Requirements (on-site + benefits).
Additional Requirements
Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.
Sixth: Schedule.
We have schedule info already in qualifications (flexibility etc). But we might duplicate. Better to move schedule items to Schedule section and remove from Qualifications? But we must preserve all substantive information; we can keep them in both places? That would duplicate. Better to move schedule details to Schedule section and remove from Qualifications to avoid duplication. However Qualifications currently includes flexibility to work overnights, weekends, be on call, willingness to work in person Friday–Tuesday, backfill overnight weekend senior approx five weekends a year. Those are schedule-related qualifications. If we move them to Schedule, we should remove from Qualifications to avoid duplication. But we need to ensure we don't lose any other qualification. Let's see Qualifications list after removing schedule items:
- Minimum 6 years in broadcast or cable news production, including 3 years on breaking-
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like "Minimum 6 years in broadcast or cable news production, including 3 years on breaking-news or live-event teams" etc. We need to format lists appropriately. Let's extract content: Company overview paragraph: "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 global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information. 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." That's substantive. Job Description paragraph: "The NBC News Breaking News Specials team seeks a seasoned Senior Producer to drive our weekend breaking-news coverage and contribute to News Specials, News Now and other coverage and programs as needed. You will lead editorial and operational execution when news breaks, ensuring broadcasts are fast, accurate, and compelling." That's also substantive. Responsibilities list: - Lead live breaking-news coverage during major events - Coordinate with control-room staff, on-air talent, and field reporters - Make split-second editorial decisions that uphold accuracy and clarity - Serve as the primary editorial lead for Saturday and Sunday coverage for NBC News Specials and NOW - Collaborate with the Specials team on major-event planning and execution - Partner with technical, graphics, audio, and talent departments to maintain top-tier production quality - Produce live cut-ins, special segments, and additional content as needed Qualifications list: - Minimum 6 years in broadcast or cable news production, including 3 years on breaking-news or live-event teams - Bachelor’s degree or equivalent newsroom experience - Proven track record of rapid, accurate editorial judgment under deadline pressure - Expertise in control-room operations from rundown creation through final sign-off - Proficiency with automated control-room systems and rundown tools–or clear aptitude to learn them quickly - Flexibility to work overnights, weekends, and be on call for urgent breaking events - Willingness and ability to work in person at 30 Rock five days a week (Friday–Tuesday) - Willingness and ability to backfill the Overnight Weekend Senior in person at 30 Rock approx. five weekends a year Desired Characteristics list: - A calm, decisive leader who thrives in high-pressure breaking-news situations - Exceptional editorial judgment and proven experience steering a team through chaotic live events of national importance - A clear, concise communicator, both in writing and on-air direction - Prior experience with television writing, rundowns, graphics, video editing, banners and other television production Additional Requirements paragraph: "Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite. This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website." Salary range: "Salary range: $125,000 - $170,000 (bonus eligible)" Additional Information: we need to remove EEO etc. The only substantive maybe "As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision." That's substantive. Also accommodation request line maybe considered boilerplate? It's about disability accommodation. Might be considered EEO/legal boilerplate. The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. The accommodation request is related to disability accommodation, likely part of EEO. So we should remove that. Also the line about submitting request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com is also boilerplate. So we keep only the interview sentence. Thus Additional Information section: maybe we can include a short paragraph about interview. We must not create sections with filler. So we will have sections: About the role (company overview + job description?), Responsibilities, Qualifications, Desired Characteristics, Additional Requirements (on-site + benefits), Benefits (maybe separate), Pay, Schedule (flexibility etc), Additional Information (interview). But we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine some. We need to decide: The posting already has "Additional Requirements" includes on-site and benefits. We could make a section "On‑Site Requirements" and another "Benefits". But we need to avoid many thin sections. Perhaps combine on-site and benefits into "Additional Requirements". That's okay. Schedule: we have flexibility to work overnights, weekends, be on call, work in person Friday–Tuesday, backfill overnight weekend senior approx five weekends a year. That's schedule info. Could be a section "Schedule". Pay: salary range. Thus sections: About the role (company overview + job description), Responsibilities, Qualifications, Desired Characteristics, Additional Requirements (on-site + benefits), Schedule, Pay, Additional Information (interview). That's 8 sections. Check if any section might be too thin: Additional Requirements includes two sentences: on-site and benefits. That's substantive enough. Now format. We need to use
for each section heading. Use
for prose paragraphs. Use
- for lists.
We must not include markdown fences.
Let's craft.
First section: About the role. Could combine company overview and job description into one
maybe two paragraphs. We'll put company overview in
, then job description in another
under same heading? The instruction: use
for prose. So we can have multiple
under same heading. Thus:
About the role
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. ...
The NBC News Breaking News Specials team seeks a seasoned Senior Producer to drive our weekend breaking-news coverage and contribute to News Specials, News Now and other coverage and programs as needed. You will lead editorial and operational execution when news breaks, ensuring broadcasts are fast, accurate, and compelling.
Second: Responsibilities.Responsibilities
- Lead live breaking-news coverage during major events
- Coordinate with control-room staff, on-air talent, and field reporters
- Make split-second editorial decisions that uphold accuracy and clarity
- Serve as the primary editorial lead for Saturday and Sunday coverage for NBC News Specials and NOW
- Collaborate with the Specials team on major-event planning and execution
- Partner with technical, graphics, audio, and talent departments to maintain top-tier production quality
- Produce live cut-ins, special segments, and additional content as needed
Qualifications
- Minimum 6 years in broadcast or cable news production, including 3 years on breaking-news or live-event teams
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent newsroom experience
- Proven track record of rapid, accurate editorial judgment under deadline pressure
- Expertise in control-room operations from rundown creation through final sign-off
- Proficiency with automated control-room systems and rundown tools–or clear aptitude to learn them quickly
- Flexibility to work overnights, weekends, and be on call for urgent breaking events
- Willingness and ability to work in person at 30 Rock five days a week (Friday–Tuesday)
- Willingness and ability to backfill the Overnight Weekend Senior in person at 30 Rock approx. five weekends a year
Desired Characteristics
- A calm, decisive leader who thrives in high-pressure breaking-news situations
- Exceptional editorial judgment and proven experience steering a team through chaotic live events of national importance
- A clear, concise communicator, both in writing and on-air direction
- Prior experience with television writing, rundowns, graphics, video editing, banners and other television production
Additional Requirements
Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.
Sixth: Schedule. We have schedule info already in qualifications (flexibility etc). But we might duplicate. Better to move schedule items to Schedule section and remove from Qualifications? But we must preserve all substantive information; we can keep them in both places? That would duplicate. Better to move schedule details to Schedule section and remove from Qualifications to avoid duplication. However Qualifications currently includes flexibility to work overnights, weekends, be on call, willingness to work in person Friday–Tuesday, backfill overnight weekend senior approx five weekends a year. Those are schedule-related qualifications. If we move them to Schedule, we should remove from Qualifications to avoid duplication. But we need to ensure we don't lose any other qualification. Let's see Qualifications list after removing schedule items: - Minimum 6 years in broadcast or cable news production, including 3 years on breaking-