Booking Producer, Sunday Morning Futures

Responsibilities

• Pitch compelling segments tailored for Sunday Morning Futures
• Collaborate with Executive Producer and Senior Producer on the weekly rundown
• Compile well-rounded pre-interviews
• Manage daily deadline turnarounds of a live show
• Strategize with your colleagues on the best booking approaches
• Book and help produce guest segments for special events
• Work well independently and in a team environment
• Work in a fast-paced environment where changes happen minute to minute, hour by hour

Requirements

• Newsperson experience in television, including booking and producing experience
• Established rolodex in booking guests and people at the center of major news stories
• Knowledge and passion for current events, key players, and issues in global affairs
• Exceptional editorial skills; the ability to recognize stories with high potential for compelling television
• Organizational skills and writing skills
• Forward-thinking, decisive, and know which guests to book for the future
• Able to keep show team up to speed with current/breaking news during after-hours
• Willingness and ability to work under tight deadline pressures while juggling long-term bookings
• Flexibility to work overtime when breaking news merits

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field of study preferred, or equivalent experience

Skills

• Newsroom experience in television
• Booking and producing experience
• Current events knowledge
• Editorial skills
• Organizational skills
• Writing skills
• Decision-making ability
• Guest booking strategy
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Benefits

• $67,000.00 - $87,000.00 annually
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off
• Other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents