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Newsnation Booking Producer, Morning in America Weekend

Newsnation

New York, NY 11-21-2024
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  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Mid (2-5 years) Experience
Job Description
NewsNation Booking Producer, Morning in America Weekend (New York)

NewsNation is looking for a curious, resourceful, proactive, and aggressive booking producer for the weekend edition of the network's morning show Morning in America. As a booking producer, you will work with show producers to arrange guest appearances on the program to discuss the news of the day and or breaking news. You must have excellent organizational skills, be an effective communicator, be detail-oriented, and work well under deadline pressure. The position is based in the network's New York office.

Responsibilities
• Identify top tier guests, cultivate relationships, and arrange guest appearances on the show
• Conduct pre-interviews and in-depth research on range of topics
• Organize and produce elements for show segments
• Build and maintain a calendar and guest database
• Monitor the latest news and locate people, images, and sound editorial information via Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Dataminr, YouTube, and other platforms
• Find reliable guests/witnesses quickly during breaking news situations
• Perform other duties as assigned by show or network leadership

Qualifications
• A bachelor's degree is preferred
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in a newsroom
• This job will require working ''in-office'' on the weekends, as well as flexibility with your schedule, due to breaking news
• Strong editorial judgement
• Knowledge of and passion for current events and politics
• Willingness and ability to work under tight deadline pressures while juggling long-term bookings
• Experience with Lexis Nexis, ENPS would be valuable

Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rvb5q0-18-219-119-163-42 in your application.

Salary Details
Salary Range: $70,000 to $80,000 Per Year ($ USD)
Company Profile
Newsnation

Nexstar Media Group is America’s largest local television and media company with 196 full power stations (including partner stations) in 114 markets addressing nearly 63% of US television households and a growing digital media operation.