Supervising Producer, State Of The Union Inside Politics Weekend

Job Description

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CNN seeks a talented Supervising Producer to join the weekend team of State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Inside Politics with Manu Raju, located in Washington DC!
Your Role Accountabilities...
Editing & Production
• Help lead the editorial direction for two political shows.
• Work with Executive Producer and other producers on the team on planning all aspects of a program's visual and editorial presentation.
• Boil down the week's political stories in a dynamic and smart way. Write concise and incisive copy and suggest thoughtful, topical political elements.
• Read and monitor multiple and diverse sources of information.
• Collaborate with hosts on direction of segments and refine the must-ask questions and follow-ups for weekly high-profile interviews.
Booking, Development & Pitching
• Your strong editorial skills will help ensure the team pursues the newsiest guests in politics and public affairs and covers the political stories that are dominating the headlines as well as look ahead to developing political stories.
Management
• Oversee staff to ensure high level of editorial and production consistency.
• Create opportunities for the development and growth of staff members in a creative, collaborative environment.
• Must have strong team building skills and work well with fellow producers and crew.
Breaking News
• Accurate, rapid establishment of facts on a story that is developing.
• Reporting, coordination with others in network who are working on story, acquisition of live sources, communication with newsgathering desks regionally and nationally, access to developed network of previously established sources, quick response to booking guests and moving resources to cover overnight breaking stories.

Qualifications & Experience...
• The successful candidate for this position will have +10 years experience in television news, with at least five years as a show producer at a cable or broadcast network.
• It further requires rock-solid editorial judgment particularly in the fields of politics and public affairs, segment production, strong writing skills, extensive control room experience and a thorough understanding of news production
• Must be a creative thinker who can generate numerous stories under intense deadline pressure and changing circumstances.
• This producer must be familiar with all aspects of television production including graphics, editing, digital news gathering and live remote broadcasting and be comfortable working in a collaborative environment.
• A bachelor's degree in journalism or related field of study is preferred, or equivalent experience
• Must be able to work an extended schedule as the news cycle and deadlines require and to travel if needed.
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