Line Producer

Job Purpose: This position is for a Line Producer within the MSNBC Weekend AM Joy team.

Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Assist senior producers in creating daily broadcast by executing editorial vision of day

Serve as backup senior producer

Oversee daily rundown changes

Supervise editorial content of newscast

Use leadership skills to motivate, mentor and manage employees

Write news scripts and teases

Work with show director and production crew

Oversee all in-show graphics and story titles

Work with senior producer to approve (copy edit) all scripts

Pitch story ideas (day-of, next day, futures)

Initiate planning process

In Control Room:

Preview accuracy of upcoming video, graphics and chyron

Preview upcoming stories and segments

Communicate with guests and correspondents-time cues, roll cues, thank-you’s

Communicate with control room staff-director, teleprompter operator, chyron operator, and TPM

Time newscast

Calmly deal with changes and breaking news during show

Basic Qualifications:
• Must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college
• Must have at least 5 years of experience in live television, preferably cable news
• Must have at least 1 years of line producing experience
• Must have at least 3 years of experience writing for live television (mid/large market, cable, or Network)

Additional Job Requirements:
• Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered
• Must be willing to work in New York, NY
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, under tight deadline pressure, including breaking news
• Must be “on call” 24 hours a day / 7 days a week

Desired Qualifications:
• Possess ability to develop story ideas, research, and plan segments
• Exceptional editorial skills: Ability to recognize stories with high potential for provocative, compelling television
• Knowledge of current events, politics and pop culture
• Up to date on periodicals, including Op-Eds
• Strong writing skills
• Expert tease writer

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