Producer - Fareed Zakaria GPS

Job Description

Every great story has a new beginning. We're excited to announce that Discovery and WarnerMedia have combined to become Warner Bros. Discovery. WBD is a premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, sports, news, streaming and gaming. We're home to the world's best storytellers, creating world-class products for consumers. From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers and beyond, join us as we step into the next chapter.

The Job:

This producer is tasked with conceiving, writing and executing segments for ''Fareed Zakaria GPS''.

The Daily:
• Pitch innovative ideas on such varied topics as economics, foreign policy, innovation and more.
• Pull research, conduct reporting (including phone or in-person interviews), and write a well-crafted script every week.
• Oversee the tracking of the script.
• Gather elements for the piece and then see the piece through edit with a craft editor.
• Field production experience and control room experience are necessary.

The Essentials:
• This position 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
• The position requires great writing skills and a deeply analytical mind, plus outstanding news judgment, critical and strategic thinking, and an ability to be persistent yet diplomatic
• A proven interest or experience in foreign policy or economics reporting/producing is a major advantage
• Bachelor's degree
• Must be able to work an extended schedule as the news cycle and deadlines require.
• 4+ years of experience in the field, shooting with DSLR cameras or similar
• High expertise in post-production software such as Final Cut pro, AfterEffects and similar
• Deep experience creating video for digital platforms-social, mobile and tablet
• Track record of collaborating in a deadline-driven news environment
• A portfolio of proven journalistic credentials, showing judgement and creativity
• Experience creating serialized video franchises from the pitch process to publishing
• This position is required to work in person at one of our locations in the United States. WarnerMedia requires anyone working in our workplaces in the US to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Exemptions to this vaccine requirement are available to those entitled to reasonable accommodations for religious or medical reasons.

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g62j88-18-222-125-171-42 in your application.