Desk Assistant, NBC News Washington

The NBC News Washington Bureau offers paid full-time Desk Assistants (D.A.) positions year-round. Our Desk Assistant program is intended for individuals with a strong interest in television journalism – specifically network news and cable news. The positions provide excellent opportunities to learn the basics of reporting and production by observing and working with some of the best, most experienced news professionals at a major news organization.

Our Desk Assistants’ positions are entry-level positions with benefits.

Please note: The position is staff with an end date (18 months).
 
Duties/Responsibilities:
Desk Assistants’ main duties and responsibilities are performing administrative, operational, and editorial tasks for the NBC News Washington Bureau and the NBC News cable news programs it serves.

• Answering Washington Bureau Newsdesk phones.
• Coordinating and gathering incoming news videos.
• Logging news events and flagging editorial for the bureau including the White House.
• Assisting correspondents and anchors with editorial and production tasks during program airings/tapings.
• Greeting guests for news programs, escorting them to studios, preparing them for live shots. Working with the assignment desk.

Desk assistants’ additional professional opportunities may include:

• Field-producing coverage of news events or elements for news reports.
• Digital journalist camera-shooting of news events.
• Producing news reports for various NBC News programs, NBC News affiliates, or NBC News.com.
• Some desk assistants may obtain assignments as production assistants.