Freelance Associate Producer, The Faulkner Focus

About The Faulkner Focus

The Faulkner Focus is seeking a creative, thorough, and hardworking Freelance Associate Producer.

Key Responsibilities

• Write accurate, concise scripts that tell engaging stories.
• Contribute to the selection of elements in a collaborative team environment.
• Write stories, guest introductions, teases, and banners.
• Quickly adapt and update stories as news breaks and new elements become available.
• Manage time effectively, meet strict deadlines, and hit the ground running each morning.
• Take on additional stories as news warrants and contribute in the control room during breaking news.
• Pitch unique guests, stories, and segments.
• Conduct in-depth research on stories and the news of the day.
• Select and suggest sound, video, and graphic elements to help tell a story.
• Collaborate with video/elements PAs.
• Take on additional responsibilities based on unique talents and abilities.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience in television news.
• Strong knowledge of news, politics, and current events.
• Ability to understand story angles and nuances and translate them into compelling copy and banners.
• Familiarity with popular influencers, outlets, columnists, commentators, and opinion makers.
• Ability to work collaboratively under intense deadline pressure.
• Ability to work independently and make smart, proactive decisions.
• Ability to work weekends and overnight hours.
• Creativity and the ability to think outside the box.
• Willingness to listen, learn, and grow from constructive criticism.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.