Live News Booker: Secure High-Profile Interviews
Fox Corporation
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FOX News Media is seeking an experienced Booker to join the team in New York. The role focuses on booking guests for daily live shows, coordinating in a fast-paced control room, and delivering timely, newsworthy interviews with high-profile guests.
The ideal candidate thrives under pressure, leverages an extensive network, and collaborates closely with producers and anchors to shape compelling editorial content.
Qualifications
- Experience booking guests for live broadcasts under tight deadlines.
- Strong ability to work under deadline pressure and pivot quickly.
- Ability to build and maintain a broad network of newsmakers and experts.
Responsibilities
- Book guests under the deadline pressure of a daily live show.
- Work in a fast-paced control room environment and actively book guests in real time as news develops.
- React quickly to breaking news and pivot guest bookings based on evolving editorial needs.
- Track down difficult-to-find people using social media and other research tools.
- Develop and maintain relationships with newsmakers, experts, and other potential guests.
- Work collaboratively with producers and anchors to determine the best approach to securing high-profile interviews.
- Conduct pre-interviews and gather relevant background information for the production team.
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FOX News Media is seeking an experienced Booker to join the team in New York. The role focuses on booking guests for daily live shows, coordinating in a fast-paced control room, and delivering timely, newsworthy interviews with high-profile guests.
The ideal candidate thrives under pressure, leverages an extensive network, and collaborates closely with producers and anchors to shape compelling editorial content.
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