at Nexstar Media Group in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
NewsNation is looking for hardworking, creative, and proactive booking producers for a new weekend dayside program. 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 at the network’s headquarters in Chicago.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Pitch stories daily
- 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
- 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
Requirements & Skills:
- A bachelor’s degree is preferred
- Extensive list of contacts, and ability to find and book high-profile guests, as well as people at the center of major news stories
- Flexibility with your hours, as breaking news or major events warrant
- 3-5 years of experience in television
- 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
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv. EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account