Booker, Primetime

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a confident, highly motivated, proactive Booker to join our team. As a Booker for Fox News Primetime, you will be responsible for securing interviews with high profile politicians, newsmakers. You perform your best under deadline pressure and know what it takes to get the exclusive. You must have excellent people skills and understand the importance of building and maintaining relationships with potential guests & your co-workers. You thrive in a collaborative team environment and want to play a critical role in the launch of an exciting new show!

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Booking guests under the deadline pressure of a daily live show
• Tracking down difficult-to-find people using social media & other tools
• Working collaboratively with co-workers to determine the best approach to securing high-profile interviews
• Conducting in-depth research and pre-interviews (as well as suggesting questions for the host)
• Pitching unique stories and guests of interest to our audience

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• 1-3 years of prior television (or similar) experience
• Strong knowledge of news, politics, and current events
• Familiarity with popular influencers, commentators & opinion makers
• Ability to establish/build positive relationships with guests and high profile newsmakers
• Ability to maintain those relationships when bookings need to be canceled or rescheduled
• Willingness to see the big picture, and put the show's best interests above all else
• Understanding that the news never stops and some work may be required outside regular hours

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER
• An extensive rolodex with contacts in politics
• Experience tracking down hard-to-find people using social media, LexisNexus, Accurint, etc

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gmx4v6-18-226-222-12-42 in your application.