Booking Researcher

Job Description

Responsibilities
As a Booking Researcher, you will work as part of NBC News' Booking Unit, responsible for bookings guests across all platforms of NBC News, including TODAY, Weekend TODAY, Nightly News, Weekend Nightly News, Meet the Press, Dateline, Specials, as well as digital platforms. The Booking researcher is an overnight position, starting around 5 PM ET and working to secure breaking news guests for TODAY and set up the rest of the network's daily coverage. The position is a fast-paced job, with excellent news judgment, and an eagerness to find the most compelling guests to break news to our millions of viewers every morning. You will work closely with senior TODAY leadership and represent the booking team for the overnight and early morning TODAY teams. This position will help support NBC News Now with overnight requests.

Responsibilities:
• Will be working on short-term and long-term bookings across the multiple platforms of NBC News.
• Expected to both pitch story ideas and work on assigned stories developed by the editorial team.
• Will be working with the production team for all travel logistics for the guests as well as arranging pre-interviews with segments producers.
• Coordinating and giving direction to all bookers in the field, often times during breaking news.
• Responsible for compiling and sending out our daily booking note which details all booking efforts and secured guests.
• Organizing and supporting the handover for our early morning booking team.

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
• Must have 1 year of experience working in production or booking at the network level.
• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, under tight deadline pressure, including breaking news.
• Schedules will be our overnight booking researcher, starting around 5 PM ET and working into the early morning. Must be able to work additional hours beyond scheduled shift with little or no notice if needed.
• Must be willing to travel with little notice, and for extended periods.

Additional requirements:
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
Desired Characteristics

Desired Characteristics:
• Must enjoy channel surfing morning news programs
• Gets chills from the ''Good Evening'' first line on evening news broadcasts.
• Appreciates a New York Post front page pun.
• Likes to power read morning media newsletters like New York Times, Buzzfeed and/or Politico.
• Must be ok with rejection, even when you want to crawl under your desk
• Enjoys creating Google/Twitter alerts for topics of interest
• Likes to hit Wikipedia or Google search for background information on people you read about on or in the news.
• Feels extreme excitement over an exclusive graphic, especially when it is on an interview the team booked
• Understands how to work with people in serious, sometimes competitive, subject matters.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments.
• Strong knowledge of all social media platforms.
• Knowledge of NBC News Policies and Guidelines and Practices.
• Demonstrated strong knowledge and interest in news and current events.

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