Senior Producer, Political Programming

NewsNation seeks a Senior Producer to join the network and work on forthcoming political programming. The senior producer will play a key role helping to devise the editorial and booking strategy and help coordinate show production for the program. Candidates should have strong editorial judgement and be comfortable managing a control room. The position is based at the network's offices in Washington, D.C.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Works with executive producer and anchor in setting show’s editorial direction

• Pitches story ideas and makes guest booking suggestions

• Help build rundowns for regular programming as well as breaking news and special programming

• Helps coordinate the team: segment producers, associate producers, writers, and other staff

• Copy edits scripts and content

• Serves as a senior leader in the DC control room

• Manage editorial relationships and collaboration with other teams

• Helps implement training and best practices for show team

• Provides ongoing mentoring and support to members of the show team

• Acts as Executive Producer in his/her absence

• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned by network management

Requirements & Skills:

• Five to ten more years of editorial experience in a fast-paced environment for a national news program (broadcast, cable or digital)

• Line producing and segment producing experience a plus

• Must be self-directing, self-motivating and able to work will with a diverse group of people

• Must be detail-oriented

• Must have strong organizational skills

• Must have excellent writing and copy-editing skills

• Must have considerable line producing experience

• Segment producing and package producing experience are also helpful

• Must be able to handle high pressure and high intensity situations with poise and maturity

• Must be able to work assigned shifts including weekends and be on call during overnights, mornings and weekends/holidays