Website Paramount

Position Title: Planning Producer

Company: Paramount

Location: St. Petersburg, FL, US

Job Description:

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.

Responsibilities:

Bachelor’s degree preferred
3+ years of experience newscast line producing
Experience editing video for broadcast
Strong network of connections with experts, newsmakers and their representatives
Experience in all areas of TV production, including familiarity with control room operations, booking, field producing
Build and maintain strong professional relationships
Demonstrate strong editorial judgment as well as the ability to multitask, prioritize projects, stay calm under
pressure and respond constructively to feedback
Familiarity with Chicago area, desirable

Requirements:

CBS Chicago is looking for a multi-skilled, hard-working journalist with line producing experience to research, coordinate and plan ahead on stories, events, coverage and interviews for our morning day part on broadcast and stream.
This planning producer should have a passion for Chicago issues, news, and culture and the ability to collaborate on daily coverage, breaking news as well as long-term planning.
You understand the impact local journalism has in our own backyard in bringing to light diverse issues that are important to our viewers and neighborhood newsmakers.
What separates you from the crowd is your ownership and utilization of multiple skills.
Not only is this a content planning position, you will also be producing, writing and editing much of the content you plan. Line producing is also important, as you will be asked to produce newscasts on a backfill basis.
A strong and robust rolodex is necessary for success in this role.
You will own the booking of newsmakers, experts and other guest for our slate of newscasts and streaming programs.
If you love to collaborate with a great team of managers, anchors and producers to amplify content, then we are looking for you!