Broadcast Associate
CBS News
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 12/6/2021 11:01:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
Overview/Responsibilities:
• Support all news gathering activities of National and Foreign Desks.
• Help to identify stories of national interest.
• Support the original reporting of those stories for CBS Mornings, CBS Evening News, CBS Sunday Morning, CBS Radio, CBSN, Newspath, and CBSNews.com. Help to disseminate that information.
• Monitor various sources, i.e. news wire services, social media, agency video, various publications, etc. to find and identify breaking news and news of national interest.
• Conduct outreach to local and national and international law enforcement, agencies, government, etc., that could provide confirmation and details of those stories.
• Editorially support our teams both national and international that are travelling and/or working on stories. Work closely with our international bureaus.
• Ability to work across all functions, platforms and shows such as the booking team, field producers and CBS Special Events to identify and secure strong elements during breaking news.
• This would include (but not limited to): monitoring agency video, clearing social media elements, finding strong voices to help tell the story, finding other sources of supporting visual elements.
• Help in making arrangements (including travel) for correspondents videography/photography/audio crew as necessary nationally only.
• Responsible for making sure all platforms are aware of editorial and video developments that will be of interest to their audiences.
• Maintain open communication with all desk members as well as the National Editor, Vice President and President of the News Division.
Qualifications
/Requirements :
• Must be willing to work a 4pm-midnight schedule
• Must have a background in journalism
• Must be willing to work overtime and some weekends, as needed
• Must be able to able to work under deadline in a fast-paced environment