Senior Interview Producer

CGTN Europe; Chiswick; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CGTN Europe is seeking a Senior Interview Producer to secure and deliver high-quality interviews for our global audience across TV and digital platforms. You will work on guest-led content for The World Today, Global Business Europe, talk shows, and major events, coordinating from London on-site.

The role demands strong editorial judgement, exceptional communication, and the ability to build trusted relationships with high-profile guests and organisations.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in live television news or current affairs.
• Ability to identify guests who can provide authoritative perspectives on the news.
• Strong editorial judgement and excellent communication skills.
• Experience dealing with senior guests and organisations.

Responsibilities

• Respond to the daily news agenda by identifying and securing relevant guests.
• Research, pitch and book high-profile guests for programmes and projects.
• Manage interviews from initial approach through to delivery.
• Prepare clear, accurate briefings for producers and on-air talent.
• Collaborate with colleagues across CGTN Europe and other bureaus.
• Maintain accurate guest records and contact information.
• Represent the guest producing team at editorial meetings and contribute to planning.
• Build and maintain relationships with organisations to expand CGTN Europe's network.
• Work on a rota including daytime, evening and weekend shifts; office-based in London.

Job description

As a Senior Interview Producer at CGTN Europe, you will play a key role in securing and delivering high-quality interviews for our global audience across television and digital platforms. This includes guest-led content for our flagship TV news programmes including The World Today and Global Business Europe, alongside our talk shows, special coverage, original segments and major events programming. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role that requires strong editorial judgement, excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with a wide range of high-profile guests and organisations. The role involves working a rota that includes daytime, evening and weekend shifts. It is an office-based job, with the expectation that employees work from the CGTN Europe bureau in London rather than remotely.

Key responsibilities

• Respond to the daily news agenda and breaking news by identifying and securing relevant, authoritative and engaging guests.
• Research, pitch and book high-profile guests for daily programmes, special coverage and longer-term projects.
• Manage interviews from initial approach through to delivery, including guest liaison, logistics and publishing interviews online.
• Prepare clear, accurate briefings for producers and on-air talent.
• Manage multiple priorities and changing deadlines effectively, particularly during breaking news.
• Represent the guest producing team at daily and weekly editorial meetings and contribute to forward planning.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with companies, institutions, organisations, experts and other potential contributors, helping to expand CGTN Europe's network of contacts.
• Maintain accurate guest records and contact information.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across CGTN Europe and other CGTN bureaus.

Person specification

• Significant experience in live television news or current affairs, ideally within an international or 24-hour news environment.
• Strong editorial judgement and an ability to identify guests who can provide authoritative and engaging perspectives on the news.
• Exceptional research, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and confidence dealing with senior guests, representatives and colleagues.
• Excellent organisation and the ability to manage multiple bookings and deadlines in a fast-moving newsroom.
• A proactive approach, with the ability to generate guest and interview ideas and respond quickly to changing news priorities.
• Strong interest in international news, current affairs, business and economic issues.
• An established network of relevant contacts across business, economics, politics, international affairs or other areas relevant to CGTN Europe's coverage would be advantageous.

About CGTN Europe

CGTN Europe Ltd. is a multi-cultural and multimedia production centre located in Chiswick Business Park in West London, operating from a state of the art, purpose-built newsroom, covering international business and politics with a European focus. CGTN Europe uncovers and explains news and trends from within Europe for a worldwide audience while also delivering new perspectives and voices to contextualise global stories. CGTN Europe Ltd. serves as the primary content provider for CGTN, which is an international media organisation launched on December 31, 2016. CGTN strives to deliver objective, balanced, impartial news, and current affairs content, presenting a Chinese perspective.

CGTN Europe Ltd. is committed to achieving a working environment which provides equality of opportunity, value, and respect, regardless of race, religion or belief, national origin, marital or civil partnership status, maternity or pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender or gender reassignment or any other protected group status.

Our diverse employees individually contribute to CGTN Europe’s programming, live output and across a range of online platforms and podcasts. We continue to encourage talented people from all backgrounds to apply to our roles and to welcome into our company.