DTC Booking Producer, MS NOW

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

Reporting to the Sr. Director of DTC Content Strategy, the DTC Booking Producer identifies, vets, and secures guests and live participants for content exclusive to the MS NOW Membership. This position joins a team of content strategists and producers bringing new content to MS NOW Members across areas such as news, politics, wellness, and culture.

This individual has impeccable judgment and enjoys connecting with new people. They have a track record of vetting guests for live news broadcasts, enjoys vetting participants for on-air programming, and understands the importance of fit when pairing a guest with an anchor or host. They are organized, independent, and a clear communicator when it comes to sharing logistics and ensuring guests understand on-air expectations and Standards. 

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

Responsibilities:

• Book wide variety of national and international newsmakers, experts, and guests from various fields including politics, foreign relations, business/economy, health/medicine, family/parenting, entertainment, etc.
• Book participants and guests to join in live interactive programming
• Collaborate with on-air talent and producers to curate guests and participants
• Conduct pre-interviews, secure facilities for remote interviews and arrange transportation for guests
• Assist in coordinating guest arrivals for both live and taped production 
• Arrange phone and virtual (Zoom, Vmix, etc.) interviews for broadcasts and live streams during live, breaking news coverage
• Enterprise, conceptualize and pitch story and guest ideas with DTC content production team 
• Other booking and production-related duties as needed to support DTC content

Qualifications

• Must have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 6 years of experience in booking for live news television or radio, including vetting guests and managing guest logistics.

Desired Qualifications:

• High emotional quotient and people skills are a must.
• Sound journalistic judgment and strong organizational skills required. 
• Strong knowledge of news, social media, and digital video.
• Must be detail oriented and able to work under pressure and meet multiple daily deadlines.
• Demonstrates flexibility with a rapidly changing news cycle and programming plans.
• Ability to multi-task and adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Strong comfort with Zoom is required.
• Knowledge of Premiere and Avid/Media Central, Riverside, Vmix preferred.

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, including potentially on weekends, and under tight deadline pressure, including breaking news.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks.

Salary Range: $100,000 - $110,000

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 [email protected].

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.