Morning Show Booker

This is a Full Time Job

We are looking for a confident, highly motivated, proactive Booker to join our team. As a Booker for Big Money in the Morning on FOX Business, you will be responsible for securing interviews with high-profile politicians, policymakers and other newsworthy guests. You perform best under deadline pressure and know what it takes to get the exclusive. You have excellent people skills and understand the importance of building and maintaining relationships with potential guests and your co-workers.

Shift to be determined; flexibility is required.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Book guests under the deadline pressure of a daily live show
• Track down difficult-to-find people using social media and other tools
• Work collaboratively with co-workers to determine the best approach to securing high-profile interviews
• Conduct in-depth research and pre-interviews
• Pitch unique economic stories and guests of interest to our host and audience

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of skills and demonstrated experience
• Strong knowledge of business news, politics, and current events
• Familiarity with popular influencers, commentators, and opinion makers
• Ability to establish/build positive relationships with guests and high-profile politicians
• Ability to maintain those relationships when bookings need to be canceled or rescheduled
• Understanding that the news never stops, and some work may be required outside regular hours
• An extensive rolodex with contacts in business news and politics
• Exceptional organization and communication skills
• Experience tracking down hard-to-find people using social media, LexisNexus, Accurint, etc.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field of study preferred, or equivalent experience

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