Producer, CBS News

Job Description

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Correspondent's Producer job description
CBS News is seeking a Producer with strong organizational skills and editorial instincts to work with Chief Correspondent, Matt Gutman. This role will be based in Los Angeles. This role will create dynamic, visual content across multiple platforms, including network broadcasts, digital, streaming, and social.
The ideal candidate will have a clear understanding of what it takes to produce live and taped segments, plus understand the logistics of scheduling live shots with crews that are balancing newsgathering. You should have the editorial instincts to recognize developing news stories to ensure we are in the right places at the right times, ahead of the story.
A successful candidate is someone who's worked in a highly functioning, quick-paced newsroom, is highly organized and calm during breaking news. This person is a pro at multi-tasking, a passionate journalist, a consummate team player. You must also be excellent at developing and nurturing relationships with other correspondents, producers, reporters, photographers, managers, technicians, and other staff members inside and beyond the newsroom.
Applicants must be willing to work various shifts including weekends, holidays, overnights, and across all time zones as needed, especially in the wake of breaking news.

Required Skills and Experience
• At least five years of local and/or network TV or cable news field producing experience
• Strong editorial judgement
• Highly developed relationship-building skills
• Ability to multi-task and thrive in a dynamic, quickly changing environment
• A focus on multi-media content
• Understanding of TV newsgathering and transmission technology
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, without restriction.
• Must possess a valid U.S. driver's license with the ability and willingness to drive.

Desired Skills and Experience
• Ability to shoot and knowledge of basic editing.
• Candidate should have a keen editorial eye for compelling stories
• Successful candidate needs to operate under tight deadlines as well as being fast moving and flexible.
• Ability to thrive in all environments and comfortable with breaking news coverage including-natural disasters, tragedies, high profile interviews, and investigative stories.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $95,000.00 - 150,000.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.

What We Offer:

• Attractive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages. Check out our full list of benefits here: https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits
• Generous paid time off.
• An exciting and fulfilling opportunity to be part of one of Paramount's most dynamic teams.
• Opportunities for both on-site and virtual engagement events.
• Unique opportunities to make meaningful connections and build a vibrant community, both inside and outside the workplace.
• Explore life at Paramount: https://www.paramount.com/careers/life-at-paramount

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-74emz8-216-73-216-67-42 in your application.