Assistant Producer, Dateline
Job details
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry level
- Experience
- 1+ year
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Posted
- Nov 13, 2026
- Last confirmed open
- Nov 13, 2026
About this role
Dateline NBC is seeking an Assistant Producer to support the development and production of long-form investigative and true-crime programming. The Assistant Producer will work closely with producers, senior producers, correspondents, and production teams on stories from initial research and development through field production, editing, and broadcast.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research and reporting for stories in development and production, including background research, court and public-record searches, archival research, and fact gathering
- Help organize and maintain story materials, research, timelines, contact information, interview notes, records, transcripts, and other production documents
- Support interview preparation, including research packets, chronologies, background materials, and suggested areas of questioning
- Assist with field production, including coordinating logistics, gathering material, supporting interviews and shoots, and working with production crews
- Help obtain photographs, video, court records, police material, archival footage, and other editorial elements needed for the broadcast
- Review, log, transcribe, and organize interview and field material
- Work with producers during the edit process by locating material, confirming information, and helping identify appropriate visual and editorial elements
- Fact-check names, dates, locations, quotations, graphics, and other editorial information
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 1 year of journalism, news, documentary, television, or related production experience.
- Strong research, reporting, writing, organizational, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated interest in long-form journalism and storytelling as well as criminal justice.
- Willingness to travel and work flexible hours when required by breaking news, trials, shoots, or production schedules.
Additional Requirements
- Hybrid : This position has been designated as hybrid, which currently requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.
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 benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.
Salary Range: $26/hr to $31/hr
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.
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