Paramount Pictures is hiring: Producer, Evening News in New York

The flagship broadcast for CBS News is seeking a full-time news producer! This producer will be responsible for story identification, character booking, budgeting, logistics, story production, script writing, and postproduction in a demanding newsroom environment. The producer should be comfortable and proficient in all newsgathering, including gathering news footage, interviews, and producing remote live shots for the national broadcast. When in the New York newsroom, the producer is often tasked as a catching producer who assists in completing a colleague’s story. CBS Evening News producers regularly pitch stories which include proprietary reporting. Producers at the CBS Evening News are also tasked to plan and coordinate major event coverage and anchor remotes. The producer must be a creative, productive, effective, resilient problem solver both in the newsroom and in the field.

Basic Qualifications:

5 years of experience at a national news organization

• Excellent news writing skills
• Willingness to travel at any time

Additional Qualifications

Degree in Journalism, Communications, or related is preferred

• Ability to proficiently shoot high-quality video and interview elements for broadcast
• Eagerness to incorporate new media strategies and technologies
• Ability to partner and work across internal departments and teams to execute flawlessly
• Position demands extremely strong editorial judgment and impeccable writing ability
• Ability to multi-task and excel in a dynamic, quickly changing environment
• Candidate should anticipate occasionally irregular hours as breaking news cycles and broadcast workflows dictate
• Fluency in a foreign language is appreciated

Hiring Salary Range: $120,000.00 - 160,000.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program, and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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

At Paramount, the spirit of inclusion feeds into everything that we do, on-screen and off. From the programming and movies we create to employee benefits/programs and social impact outreach initiatives, we believe that opportunity, access, resources, and rewards should be available to and for the benefit of all. Paramount is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, and Veteran status.