Field Producer

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Freelance Field Producer with great multi-tasking abilities. As a Field Producer you will cover major stories including breaking news, initiative stories and special live event projects. You have creative and ''out of the box'' thinking and a competitive edge. Your familiarity with covering breaking news in a competitive environment allows you to deliver a quality product in a fast paced 24-hour news environment!

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Pitch and develop original story ideas for cable
• Work on live special events
• Own the production process in the field, from pitching stories, writing of the script and supervising the edit process
• Coordinate all aspects of production of delegated assignments including booking, writing, graphics and producing both taped segments and live shots.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• 3 years' experience as an reporter, writer, producer and/or editor at a news organization
• Extensive field production experience
• Strong writing skills, including proven ability to structure script segments of 8-minutes or more
• Extensive experience in edit room
• Production experience in breaking news, and feature reporting
• Ability to shoot video and edit
• Flexibility to work varied shifts (3-5 days/week)

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dyb3qr-216-73-216-177-42 in your application.