Production Assistant Job at Weigel Broadcasting Co., Chicago, IL

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  • Weigel Broadcasting Co.
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Weigel Broadcasting Co. is a family-owned media company based in Chicago, Illinois. The company owns and operates national television networks, as well as local broadcast stations throughout the country. Weigel is the leader in the multicast television network space with MeTV, Memorable Entertainment Television, the number-one rated multicast network, as well as the Movies! Network in cooperation with the Fox Television Stations, the Catchy Comedy Network, the H&I - Heroes & Icons Network, the Start TV Network and the Dabl Network in association with the CBS Television Stations, the Story Television Network, and the MeTV Toons Network. Weigel produces the original network TV programs Toon In With Me, Svengoolie and Collector’s Call . Weigel's local stations include CBS, ABC, The CW, MyNet, Telemundo and Univision network affiliates, offering a mix of entertainment programing, local news and professional and college sports broadcasts. Weigel and its affiliate companies broadcast network and independent television stations serving New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Houston, Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Seattle, Denver, Orlando, Cleveland, Portland, St. Louis, Nashville, Salt Lake City, Hartford, Milwaukee, Albuquerque, Des Moines, Green Bay, South Bend, Evansville and Rockford. Weigel is the creator of the nationally syndicated music format MeTV FM. For more information on Weigel, visit:

Production Assistant

General Job Description:

Weigel Productions is a collaborative production environment that seeks thoughtful, professional and hardworking individuals to join its creative team. Production Assistant will work closely with producers and crew to assist in the creation of multiple productions across the busy media group including non-fiction field-based format series and narrative studio-based production. The ideal candidate must be intellectually curious, strong communicator, highly organized as well as a team player who is very detail oriented, strong multi-tasker.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Organizing props, costumes, makeup and all of production elements with the larger team.

Communicating across departments to assist with deadlines of props, scripts, media are being met

Editorial research and fact checking.

Assisting with Final Delivery of Weigel Productions programming, including captioning preparation.

Work with producers to find and organize video and music within Weigel Systems and Third-Party sources.

Make still image video suggestions for scripts and assist producers and editors.

Work with producer to coordinate logistics for studio and field productions.

Work with rights and clearances and producer to ensure the best and latest video is acquired, used and credited properly.

Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements:

Candidate must have previous professional television experience.

Candidates who can demonstrate knowledge of multiple elements of production will be preferred.

Proficiency in MS Office is a must.

iNews, GV Stratus and Adobe C-Suite experience a plus

Our Perks & Benefits:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance package

Long Term Disability Insurance

HSA Plan

401k with Company Match

Vacation/PTO/Sick/Paid Holidays

Paid Qualified-FMLA Leave

Tax-free Transit

Discounted Parking Access

Gym Membership Discount

Convenient access to highways and public transportation

One block from the aptly named Restaurant Row

Weigel Broadcasting Co. maintains an Equal Employment Opportunity Policy for all applicants and employees. We give fair consideration to all qualified persons and afford all our employees opportunities for advancement according to their individual abilities, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age or sex, or other protected categories. No opportunities for promotion, transfer or any other benefit of employment will be diminished through discriminatory practices. Employees or prospective employees have the right to notify an appropriate local, state or Federal agency if they believe they have been discriminated against.

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