Line Producer, MSNBC The Weekend : Primetime - 6pm-9pm

MSNBC is looking for an experienced Line Producer for The Weekend: Primetime based in NYC airing 6pm-9pm on Saturday and Sunday. This position is represented by the Writers Guild of America East. 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 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