Sr Producer

CBS Digital is looking for an experienced Sr. Producer, Streaming with deep experience in the news and entertainment news space to oversee the day-to-day programming and producing of our daily news FAST channels. Part special projects producer, part line producer, you’ll bring your expertise to help launch new streaming networks, and program and produce engaging content for some of our biggest CBS and CBS News brands. Additional responsibilities could include curating VOD trays for our app/partner platforms and optimizing our content for SEO and social. The right candidate will work with new technologies and combine Control Room efficiency with a strategic ability to identify stories people want to watch and share. You’ll bring a keen understanding of production workflows, a demonstrated ability to problem-solve in a deadline driven environment, and a natural ability to tell good stories.

Above all, this position requires exceptional editorial judgement and strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities:

• Working with our CBS and CBS News show teams, build daily and weekly streaming and FAST channel programs
• Build, load and time hourly rundowns for live and automated shows
• Skillfully manage breaking and developing news situations, adapting production plans as needed to deliver timely programs
• Manage streaming content production during live events
• Develop innovative show concepts utilizing new and archive content
• Working with our design leads, develop additional show and channel elements, such as interstitials, teases, rejoiners, tickers, snipes, etc
• Manage CMS system with show descriptions, tags and thumbnails

Basic Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a producer with 5+ years of experience.

Additional qualifications:

• Experience with video playout systems like Amagi, as well as the CMS Drupal
• Familiarity with iNews or other rundown system
• Experience producing live shows
• Knowledge of OTT platforms
• Proficiency with excel sheets
• Proficiency with graphic systems
• Skilled collaborator who can productively work with anyone and pivot as daily priorities change
• Excellent communicator
• Bonus points if you’ve ever been part of a network launch of any kind and can bring that POV to our team!

Please submit links to a portfolio or your favorite work.

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.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

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