The  Associate Producer role at Nightly News is a premiere role to help TV journalists take their careers to the next level. A Nightly News Associate Producer contributes editorially and functionally, owning key production aspects of the show, including headline producing, graphic producing and video producing. The role also provides a clear pathway to producing cut pieces for Nightly News, setting AP’s up for the future.   

Responsibilities: 

• Assist with all aspects of production, from editing VOs for the broadcast, to coordinating graphics, to video producing. 
• Pitch and produce. Nightly News Associate Producers are expected to pitch stories and then develop, produce, and sometimes write the pieces for air on the broadcast. 
• Assist producers and senior producers in the development of stories – booking, pre-interviewing, and element-gathering. 
• Train and work toward owning day-of producing: AP’s will train with producers to learn day-of package producing skills, how to gather, coordinate editorial and own all aspects of a day-of news piece.