Associate Producer Assistant - Mornings

This is a Full Time Job

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation's #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O'DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount , all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News' streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount . The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today's digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.

CBS Mornings is seeking a creative and enterprising Associate Producer/Assistant to work with one of our National Correspondents in a fast paced and dynamic News environment. This person will help craft and organize story ideas for CBS Mornings, Evening News and Weekend News. They will also provide administrative, scheduling, and logistical support for the Correspondent.

The ideal candidate will have a strong command of journalistic standards, a keen attention to detail, and excellent newsgathering & writing skills, as well as a strong knowledge of, and interest in News. They must be able to prioritize and multi-task while adhering to strict deadlines. We are looking for someone with a positive attitude who is hungry to learn.

Additional duties include:

• Responsible for the calendar and contact management, expense report creation and submission, and travel booking and logistics.

• Will field, manage, and help prioritize a high volume of requests related to the Correspondent's role and responsibilities, including coordinating schedules and communication with CBS executives, talent, broadcast staff, as well as external contacts.

• Produce accurate, daily research on deadline for Correspondent's work on the various broadcasts, as well as meetings and other assignments.

• Assist with long term project and story planning.

• Professionally create and respond to correspondence on the Correspondent's behalf as requested

• Assist with writing and/or reviewing copy for the Correspondent

• Research and assist in writing questions for Correspondent interviews

Ability to travel on short notice, sometimes overnight

• This position will include some weekends, nights and overnight hours for breaking news and planned events as warranted.

Skills
/Experience:

• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment under deadline pressure

• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills

• Strong organizational skills with solid attention to detail

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Strong research skills and familiarity with public and private records databases

• Must be proactive and self-motivated and able to work under tight deadline pressure.