Senior Hollywood Reporter NBC News Digital
Senior Hollywood Reporter NBC News Digital
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Job Description
NBC News Digital is hiring a wellsourced and sharp reporter on the Hollywood beat. This is someone who wants to break news on the biggest storylines of the moment and can publish deep and premium enterprise coverage and analysis of Hollywood and entertainment culture.
Success for the reporter in this role means regularly publishing exclusive and revelatory information primarily for sizeable audience and for a new newsletter this reporter will lead. This reporter will also be driven by bylining rich reported angles including during major events such as the Oscars Grammys and film releases as well as celebrity scandals and trials.
In one given day the reporter may be writing up for the newsletter exclusive news on the latest in the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni case. In the next they may be writing a smart insiders look on Mikey Madisons best actress win at the Oscars. In the next they may be working on live updates with other reporters on fastbreaking Hollywood news thats of wide interest.
The reporter has to be an impeccable and engaging writer who can capture the zeitgeist and be a thought leader in their space. Their source base must also be impeccable with a broad range of wellplaced and wellinformed sources who will help them report on topics from a 360degree perspective.
This person will work closely with teams across Digital with the NBC News business and economy unit and with the entertainment correspondent. The reporter will be part of the NBC News Digital team with an immediate focus on writing for sharing their reporting with the broader network and then appearing on air if requested.
This position is based fulltime in Los Angeles. It is designated as hybrid generally contributing from the office a minimum of 3 days per week. This position is represented by the NewsGuild CWA.
Key Responsibilities
- Reporting exclusive and revelatory information multiple times per week
- Desire to write about the people business and culture of Hollywood and hit the zeitgeist
- Hone in on major storylines of national interest and deliver scoops and detailed wellwritten enterprise and analysis pieces.
- Having a deep robust accurate and pluggedin source base
- An ability to write with flair and voice while not veering into opinion
Qualifications :
- At least 8 years reporting on Hollywood and the entertainment industry
- Impeccable journalistic standards and ethics and a high bar for sourcing
- Ability to produce fresh information for a 2x weekly newsletter
- Ability to jump between breaking news exclusives and deeper takes
- Comfortable discussing reporting on NBC platforms when needed
Desired Characteristics
- Desire to work closely across teams to get the best story
- Understands audience engagement and how to make stories stand out online
Additional Requirements
- Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.
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: $140000 $190000.
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories or arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
