Producer-White House

Job Description

Producer-White House-Temporary( 4 Months)

Scripps News is seeking a temporary White House producer to join our political team. This individual will be responsible for developing, pitching and producing creative content for a live news environment. The producer must have an in-depth understanding of news production and US and international politics.

What You'll Do:
• Pitch, develop, book, direct and write segments relating to news.
• Lead talent and crew for taped video productions by organizing the program elements; including graphics, aggregated footage and any necessary components to accomplish the task.
• Responsible for delivering quick-turn, high-priority projects while executing consistently high-quality production value.
• Copy edit scripts and work with other staff and production personnel to improve and refine the elements of programs to conform to specific quality standards and time requirements.
• Develop contacts and sources.
• Book guests.
• Work closely with network talent, line producers and/or post editors on final production.
• Create banners and basic rundown timing.

What You'll Need:
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 3-5 years of experience in television production as a show producer
• Experience producing stories at all stages of development from pitch to air.

What You'll Bring:
• Must be proficient in shooting, writing and editing.
• Ability to cultivate and develop contacts and sources.
• Strong interviewing and writing skills, the ability to oversee and coordinate all creative elements to support the story including acquiring and clearing footage, scheduling talent, experts, crews and editors.
• Solid experience writing, booking, story development and strong visual skills.
• Must have solid social media experience and be well connected.
• Strong leadership skills to interface with co-workers and our diverse community.
• Must be able to communicate and lead team through daily deadlines and delivery schedules.
• Proven time-management skills.

If you are a current Scripps employee, please do not apply on this site. Please access our internal career site at Worklife > My Info > View Open Positions at Scripps.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rn15zm-13-58-82-79-42 in your application.