Job Details
Producer I Inside Politics with Dana Bash- CNN (Project Role)
Producer I Inside Politics with Dana Bash- CNN (Project Role)
Summary
The Inside Politics team with Dana Bash, seeks a Producer I to join the team in Washington, DC. This is a project based position through January 31, 2025.
Category
Live Event / On Location Services
Producers
Researcher
Writers
Location
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Time Period
Unknown
Posted Date
Jul 07, 2023
Start Date
N/A
End Date
Jan 31, 2025
Job Description
The Inside Politics team with Dana Bash, seeks a Producer I to join the team in Washington, DC. This is a project based position through January 31, 2025.
Your Role Accountabilities...
This producer is responsible for executing live segments, interviews and taped spots for Inside Politics with Dana Bash. The Producer I will lead in the control room and calmly handle breaking news situations. The producer needs strong editorial judgment to help generate compelling and creative segment ideas, and will be responsible for selecting key video, soundbites, quotes, and other information to be used as production elements.
The producer will:
Your Role Accountabilities...
This producer is responsible for executing live segments, interviews and taped spots for Inside Politics with Dana Bash. The Producer I will lead in the control room and calmly handle breaking news situations. The producer needs strong editorial judgment to help generate compelling and creative segment ideas, and will be responsible for selecting key video, soundbites, quotes, and other information to be used as production elements.
The producer will:
- Provide oversight and creation of the show rundown, building segments and developing story ideas from beginning to air.
- Write scripts, segment questions and conduct research on very tight deadlines
- Discuss segment elements and suggested questions with Anchor, Executive Producer and other show producers.
- Gather elements for segments and prepares material for air, including editing of soundbites and graphics.
- Make important editorial decisions and guides talent, writers, associate producers and the technical team.
- Must be familiar with using social media to gather information and find booking opportunities.
Your Qualifications & Experience...
- 5+ years producing experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field of study is preferred, or equivalent experience.
- Field production experience and control room experience are necessary.
- Requires a creative thinker with the ability to find new and entertaining ways to present information, new angles to approach stories, and the organization skills to bring it all together.
- Outstanding news judgment, critical and strategic thinking, and an ability to be persistent yet diplomatic are critical for the position.
- Must be able to work an extended schedule as the news cycle and deadlines require.
Job Type
Contract
Temporary
Weekly Limit
N/A
Shift
Day
Attached Files
N/A