Associate Booking Producer, Weekends

Job Description

Responsibilities
MSNBC is looking for an experienced Associate Booking Producer for our weekend afternoon show anchored by Yasmin Vossoughian. This is a short term role with no current end date, minimum 3 month assignment.

Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Book wide variety of national and international newsmakers, experts, and guests from various fields including politics, foreign relations, business/economy, health/medicine, entertainment, etc.
• Conduct pre-interviews, secure facilities for remote interviews and arrange transportation for guests
• Assist in coordinating guest arrivals and communicate with control room and studio
• Arrange phone interviews for broadcasts during live, breaking news coverage
• Enterprise, conceptualize and pitch story ideas

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
• Must have a bachelor's degree
• Must have at least 3 years of experience in live

television, preferably cable news, including researching

information and tracking down guests

Additional Job Requirements:
• Must be willing to work in New York, NY Must have

unrestricted work authorization to work in the

United States
• Willingness to work overtime, early mornings and on

weekends with short notice
• Some travel may be required for field booking/producing

assignments
• Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19

vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated,

submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days

following commencement of employment.
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the

commencement of employment or must undergo regular

COVID-19 testing if Company determines your job

position requires accessing an NBCUniversal worksite.
• Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19

workplace safety policies and protocols

Desired Characteristics
• Sound journalistic judgment and strong writing skills
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills required
• Strong knowledge of social media
• Must be detail oriented and able to work under pressure

and meet multiple daily deadlines
• Knowledge of Avid/Media Central and iNews preferred

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1eo1e-3-146-221-204-42 in your application.