Booking Production Assistant, MSNBC
Booking Production Assistant, MSNBC
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Job Description
MSNBC is hiring a Booking Production Assistant to support the MSNBC shows. The ideal candidate is an ambitious person who loves working with high-profile guests meeting new people with enthusiasm and learning a new valued television journalism skill in a real-time news environment. Applicants should have a passion for journalism and a curiosity for all news beats who wants to be trained by the best-in-the-business cable news booking team to be future leaders in our newsroom and for our shows.
This position is represented by the Writers Guild of America East.
Responsibilities:
- Work with MSNBC news programs to greet guests for our cable news programs moving them into our facilities to our sets and then making sure they have a great on-air experience.
- Work for network booking leaders to develop and deploy booking plans for special events.
- Do real-time booking during breaking news events.
- Backup show bookers and booking associate producers during vacation days and leaves.
- Pitch guest ideas to booking leaders and show producers on the most important news stories of the day.
Qualifications :
- Demonstrated writing skills and knowledge of current events politics and pop culture.
- Strong research skills and news judgment.
- Good phone skills.
- Excels under deadline pressure.
- Familiarity with social media tools for research and guest booking
Desired Qualifications:
- Previous internship or exposure to work in a newsroom at any level.
- College degree or equivalent experience
- Loves creative thinking and problem solving.
- A true people person who enjoys meeting new people and building relationships that benefit the overall news organization.
Additional Job Requirements:
- Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through to be considered.
- Must be willing to work in our offices in Washington DC.
- Must be willing to work weekends and early/late hours.
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
- Must be willing and able to work under tight deadline pressure including breaking news.
- Must have newsroom experience.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits including medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) paid leave tuition reimbursement and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.
Salary range: $29.08/ hr - $30.00/ hr.
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to
Although youll be hired as an NBCU employee your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time youll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
