Coordinating Producer, MS NOW The Moment with Katy Tur

Company Description

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and Versant’s sports division USA Sports, along with complementary digital assets including Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and GolfPass.

Job Description

MS NOW is looking for an experienced Coordinating Producer for The Moment with Katy Tur, airing weekdays from 2PM - 4PM. 

This position is represented by the Writers Guild of America East.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee rundown management, live reporter requests and more as Line Producer
• Assist the Anchor, Executive Producer and Senior Producers in the supervision of the editorial vision of each day, including suggesting stories and guests for the shows
• Write show scripts including news "readers," breaking news updates, teases, and more
• Serve as main back-up Senior Producer
• Supervise and copy edit segment producers’ scripts
• Facilitate rapid on-air reporting in breaking news
• Originate story ideas
• Determine video and sound for assigned segments
• Assists in coordination of cross-platform large news events and special coverage

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Must have at least 5 years of experience in live television, preferably as a Line and/or Segment Producer
• Thorough knowledge of current events, US politics, geopolitics, foreign policy and history
• Experienced writing scripts at the network or cable level

Desired Qualifications:

• Sound journalistic judgment
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills required
• Ability to quickly develop story, ideas, research and plan segments
• Must be detail oriented and able to work under pressure and meet multiple daily deadlines

Additional Job Requirements:

• 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.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. VERSANT Media's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to candidateaccessibility@versantmedia.com.

VERSANT Media is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We include a good faith pay range for each position to comply with applicable state and local pay transparency laws and to promote equity across our organization. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, experience, and location and may include additional forms of compensation and benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, etc.

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.