Producer - Washington, United States - CBS News

CBS News

Verified Company

Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

The CBS News Washington Bureau is seeking a creative and enthusiastic Producer with strong political expertise and editorial judgment, field production experience, and excellent broadcast script writing skills based in Washington, DC.

This producer will pitch and develop political news and feature stories for day of air and future planning. They will work very closely with correspondents in Washington and across the country and will be responsible for story production from concept to broadcast, while collaborating with the Executive and Senior Producers for the Evening News and CBS Morning News and other broadcast platforms including streaming and dot com

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Qualifications:

Degree or equivalent experience in broadcast journalism, political science or related fields is preferred.
5+ years of editorial experience working in a broadcast news environment required.
Passion for politics, news, journalism, and storytelling is required.
Ability to shoot video with prosumergrade equipment from the field is required.
Must have solid news judgment and experience chasing breaking news.
Proficiency in the broadcast newsgathering process with strong field experience is preferred.
Must balance and prioritize multiple assignments with different deadlines: short, medium, and longterm.
Must be an excellent writer with an ability to tell sensitive stories.
Demonstrated experience developing sources is a must.
Ability to work in dynamic, fastpaced environment, under tight deadlines is critical
Strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
Must be a selfstarter who works well within a team but can stand and produce as an individual contributor.
Must be willing and able to work extensive hours as news warrants, especially during campaign season.
Must have a valid driver's license and passport, and unrestricted ability to drive/fly.
Must be adaptable with travel requirements and changing schedules as the position will require some planned travel and short notice travel for breaking political news.

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