Job Description
The Job
Turner Services Inc. seeks an Editorial Producer for the Anderson Cooper 360 department.
The Daily
• The Editorial Producer is responsible for booking guests, making pitches, and handling newsmaker requests for CNN's AC360.
• This individual is the show's booking representative and is responsible for constantly upgrading the quantity and quality of bookings for live daily interviews in addition to special projects.
• The Editorial Producer conducts pre-interviews over the phone and sets up on-camera interviews and b-roll shoots, researches and pitches provocative stories, and works contacts for long term booking opportunities.
• Editorial Producers work with Segment Producers to develop characters for long term stories. Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Job requires travel for breaking news bookings.
The Essentials
• A qualified candidate for this position must have 3+ years as a booking producer or equivalent production experience.
• A bachelor's degree in journalism or related field of study is preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Research skills are essential to this position.
• Proven performance and an established rolodex in booking high profile news guests are necessary.
• This candidate must be able to multi-task, execute quickly, and be editorially strong.
• Knowledge of current events, key players and issues in global affairs a must.
• Organizational skills and writing skills are essential to this position.
• Second language a plus.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gq6zy6-3-238-62-124-42 in your application.