Booking Associate Jobs in Washington (NOW HIRING)

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.

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

MS NOW is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and editorially driven Booking Associate Producer to join The Briefing with Jen Psaki, our weekday 9 PM primetime program.

Key Responsibilities

• Book wide variety of national and international newsmakers, experts, and guests from various fields with a focus on politics.
• Conduct pre-interviews, secure facilities for remote interviews and arrange transportation for guests.
• Assist in coordinating guest arrivals and communicate with control room and studio.
• Arrange interviews for broadcasts during live, breaking news coverage.
• Enterprise, conceptualize and pitch story and guest ideas.
• Take on additional responsibilities as business and editorial needs evolve.
• Partner with producers, assignment editors, booking teams, graphics, research, digital, and technical operations to support daily broadcasts and digital coverage.
• Respond quickly and effectively to changing editorial priorities during breaking news and special-event coverage.
• Ensure all editorial content meets the highest standards of accuracy, fairness, nuance, and journalistic integrity.
• Responsibilities can evolve with the business need. 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of experience in television news, live television, preferably cable news, including researching information and tracking down guests or a comparable newsroom environment.
• Deep knowledge of U.S. politics, current events, and the political news cycle.
• Ability to manage multiple original projects and priorities simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
• Strong understanding of major social media platforms, their audiences, and platform-specific content strategies.
• Strong research, writing, organizational, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced newsroom environment.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to editorial accuracy.
• Ability to comply with MS NOW Standards and Practices.
• Strong research, writing, organizational, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated interest in U.S. politics, current events, and breaking news.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to editorial accuracy.

Desired Qualifications:

• Sound journalistic judgment and strong writing skills Strong organizational and interpersonal skills required
• Strong knowledge of social media
• Must be detail oriented and able to work under pressure and meet multiple daily deadlines
• Knowledge of Avid/Media Central and iNews preferred

Additional Job Requirements:

• Must be willing to work in Washington, D.C.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
• Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, 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: $75,000-$80,000

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 candidateaccessibility@versantmedia.com.

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.