Supervising Producer

This is a Full Time Job

TMZ Live is seeking a Supervising Producer to oversee news & content for our daily television show. The ideal candidate will be a vocal, opinionated, and plugged-in news junky who is able to look outside the box in terms of traditional headlines and stories… and can effectively lead a team of producers within a busy, newsroom environment. The Supervising Producer will be responsible for deep research for daily stories/guests, identifying fresh angles to topics people care about, formulating daily show rundown, working directly with executive producers & hosts to workshop unique & newsworthy angles, advancing current news stories, managing TMZ Live staff, and overseeing the live production.

Responsibilities:
• Lead the charge enterprising newsworthy, topical, and interesting daily show topics and guests that will make headlines.
• Research, pitch, and book newsworthy celebrity guests
• Deliver innovative daily segment ideas that will stand out from the pack of traditional news shows
• Oversee the production team in preparation and execution of the show for broadcast
• Manage daily show rundown
• Uphold standards of journalistic integrity and quality
• Other duties, as assigned

Requirements:
• Ideal candidate should have experience reporting or producing topical, timely news content.
• Daily content production experience & previous work under tight deadlines is strongly preferred
• Ability to leverage strong industry relationships to secure high-profile talent and guests
• Must have strong phone and interpersonal skills
• Must have excellent news judgment with solid knowledge of celebrity pop culture, politics, social media, and current entertainment industry trends
• Requires the ability to identify problems and develop solutions
• Demonstrated team leadership experience, with the ability to effectively train and coach team members
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills required (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in news production tools and an understanding of news production techniques
• Must have excellent organizational and time management skills