Booking Producer

This is a Full Time Job

We are looking for a dynamic, hardworking, and creative Booking Producer to join the Mornings with Maria team. The Booking Producer is responsible for pitching, booking guests, conducting pre-interviews, and working closely with the producing team, including the Executive Producer and host. In this role, you serve as the show's booking representative, responsible for continually enhancing the quality of bookings for live daily interviews, as well as future bookings and exclusive 'gets'. The Booking Producer also handles researching and pitching unique new talent. As Booking Producer, you are familiar with all aspects of television production, including graphics, editing, digital newsgathering, and live remote broadcasting, and love working in a collaborative environment.

The Booking Producer must react quickly in breaking news situations and line up business leaders, lawmakers, and correspondents while we are live, as well as when news breaks. The Booking Producer should also have a strong grasp of using social media to find people involved in breaking news situations. You will develop, cultivate, and maintain new guest relationships on behalf of the program and the network.

This position may require travel for breaking news bookings.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Research and pitch compelling segments tailored for Mornings with Maria
• Collaborate with Executive Producer and Senior Producer on the daily rundown
• Conduct thorough research and compile well-rounded pre-interviews
• Manage daily deadline turnarounds of a live show
• Book and help produce guest segments for special events
• Work well independently and in a team environment
• Work in a fast-paced environment where changes happen minute to minute, hour by hour

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• 3+ years of newsroom experience in television, including booking and producing experience
• Established rolodex in booking high-profile business guests, celebrities, and people at the center of major news stories
• Knowledge and passion for current events, key players, and issues in global affairs
• Exceptional editorial skills and the ability to recognize stories with high potential for compelling television
• Organizational skills and writing skills are essential to this position
• Ability to be forward-thinking and know which guests to book for future big news days
• Ability to keep show team up to speed with current/breaking news during after hours
• Willingness and ability to work under tight deadline pressures while juggling long-term bookings
• Flexibility to work overnight and weekends when breaking news merits

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