The Senate Radio-Television Correspondents Gallery Deputy Director

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Provides leadership and directly oversees daily operation; trains, supervises and evaluates work of gallery staff. Discusses and resolves media coverage, credentialing, and pooling issues. Advises gallery members on Senate (and House, where applicable) operations such as scheduling, Floor procedure, committee structure and jurisdiction, and parliamentary procedure. Assists with planning, organizing, coordinating, and implementing media arrangements for quadrennial Presidential nominating conventions, presidential inaugurations, presidential debates, State of the Union addresses and other joint sessions of congress or special events. Works with all Media Galleries, Doorkeepers, and Capitol Police to ensure press and others attending media events maintain a safe working environment; Coordinates assignments to press conferences. Reviews membership applications, contacts directors, editors, and publishers of new applying organizations, prepares written evaluations and makes recommendations to Media Gallery Director. Other duties, as assigned.