Line Producer, MSNBC The Weekend

MSNBC is looking for an experienced Line Producer for The Weekend, airing Saturday and Sunday 7am-10am. This position is represented by the Writers Guild of America East. Key Responsibilities: Assist senior producer in creating daily broadcast by executing editorial vision of day. Serve as backup senior producer. Oversee daily rundown changes. Supervise editorial content of newscast. Use leadership skills to motivate, mentor and manage employees. Write news scripts and teases. Work with show director and production crew. Oversee all in-show graphics and story titles. Research, report, and write segments. Work with senior producer to approve (copy edit) all scripts. Pitch story ideas (day-of, next day, futures). Initiate planning process. In Control Room: Preview accuracy of upcoming video, graphics and chyron. Preview upcoming stories and segments. Communicate with guests and correspondents-time cues, roll cues, thank-you’s. Communicate with control room staff-director, teleprompter operator, chyron operator and TPM. Time newscast.