NewsNation Weekend Dayside - Senior Producer
The Hill
Job Summary
NewsNation is seeking a Senior Producer for its weekend dayside program, NewsNation Live. This role is crucial for developing the editorial and booking strategy, and coordinating overall show production. The ideal candidate will possess strong editorial judgment, be adept at crafting and producing segments, and have significant control room experience. The position requires early morning hours and is based in New York, contributing to a dynamic national news program.
Must Have
- Assist executive producer and anchor in setting show's editorial direction
- Pitch story ideas and make guest booking suggestions
- Build rundowns for regular and special programming
- Coordinate the production team (line producers, associate producers, writers, editors)
- Produce segments as needed
- Copy edit scripts and content
- Serve as a senior leader in the control room
- Fill in as executive producer or line producer as needed
- Five or more years of editorial experience in national news (broadcast, cable, digital)
- Be self-directing and self-motivating
- Be detail-oriented
- Possess strong organizational skills
- Have excellent writing and copy-editing skills
- Possess considerable line producing experience
- Handle high pressure and high intensity situations with poise and maturity
- Work assigned shifts, including overnights, mornings, weekends/holidays
Good to Have
- Segment producing experience
- Package producing experience
Perks & Benefits
- Medical insurance (multiple plan options)
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) with company matching contributions
- Paid Parental leave
- Life insurance
Job Description
NewsNation Weekend Dayside - Senior Producer
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NewsNation seeks a Senior Producer to join the show team for its weekend dayside program, NewsNation Live. The senior producer will play a key role in devising the editorial, booking strategy, and coordinating show production for the program. Candidates should have strong editorial judgement, be comfortable crafting and producing segments and have considerable control room experience. Early morning hours required. The position is based at the network's offices in New York.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Assists executive producer and anchor in setting show's editorial direction
- Pitches story ideas and makes guest booking suggestions
- Help build rundowns for regular programming as well as breaking news and special programming
- Coordinates the team: line producers, associate producers, writers, editors, and other staff
- Produces segments as needed
- Copy edits scripts and content
- Serves as a senior leader in the control room
- Fills in as executive producer or line producer as needed
- Manage editorial relationships and collaboration with other teams
- Helps implement training and best practices for show team
- Provides ongoing mentoring and support to members of the show team
- Performs special projects and other duties as assigned by network management
Requirements & Skills:
- Five or more years of editorial experience in a fast-paced environment for a national news program (broadcast, cable or digital), that includes segment and line producing
- Must be self‑directing, self‑motivating and able to work will with a diverse group of people
- Must be detail‑oriented
- Must have strong organizational skills
- Must have excellent writing and copy‑editing skills
- Must have considerable line producing experience
- Segment producing and package producing experience are also helpful
- Must be able to handle high pressure and high intensity situations with poise and maturity
- Must be able to work assigned shifts and be on call during overnights, mornings, and weekends/holidays
Salary Range (per experience): $100,000 - $115,000
Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes, but not limited to, medical (with multiple plan options), dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) with company matching contributions,
Paid Parental leave, life insurance and more. Part time employees are eligible for 401(k) and any local/state leave plans. Union positions are subject to the benefits outlined in their Collective Bargaining Agreement.
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