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The *** *** Company is seeking a Show Booker to join our *** News team in Atalanta, GA. This individual will be responsible for booking newsmakers, experts, and/or other guests on a wide variety of topics for a national network or brand.

What You'll Do:

• Book interviews on a wide variety of topics, including national and international news, politics and policy, science and technology, and pop culture.
• Facilitate logistics for interviews
• Conduct pre-interviews
• Write introductions for guests and suggested questions for anchors and reporters
• Build and maintain a guest database
• Pitch story ideas

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree
• Previous experience working as a guest booker

What You'll Bring:

• Strong knowledge of and interest in current events
• Exceptional research skills, including the ability to track down people
• Ability to think creatively and come up with unique guest ideas
• Works well under deadline
• Enjoys being persistent

Work Environment

• Standard office environment
• Travel up to 10%

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If you are a current *** employee, please do not apply on this site. Please access our internal career site at Worklife > My Info > View Open Positions at *** .

*** ' COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION:
At *** , we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture that reflects the communities we serve. We are intentional about creating an environment where employees, our audiences and other stakeholders feel valued and inspired to reach their full potential and make authentic connections. We foster a workplace culture that embraces each person's diversity, including the extent to which they are similar or different. *** leaders believe that an equitable and inclusive culture is not only the right thing to do, it is a business imperative. Read more about our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion at *** .com .

ABOUT *** :

The *** *** Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified *** company focused on creating a *** ter-informed world. As one of the nation's largest local TV broadcasters, *** serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of more than 60 stations in 40+ markets. *** reaches households across the U.S. with national news outlets *** News and Court TV and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery and Laff. *** is the nation's largest holder of broadcast spectrum. *** is the longtime steward of the *** National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, *** ' long-time motto is: "Give light and the people will find their own way."

As an equal employment opportunity employer, The *** *** Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY *** News ***

*** News *** operates the *** News Channel (FNC), *** Business Network (FBN), *** News Digital, *** News Audio, *** News Books, the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services *** Nation and *** News International and the newly announced platform *** Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for 20 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks among the top business channels on cable. Owned by *** Corporation, *** News *** reaches 200 million people each month.

JOB DESCRIPTION
*** News @ Night is looking for a confident, highly motivated, proactive Booker to join the team in DC. As a Booker, you will be responsible for securing interviews with high-profile politicians, newsmakers, and everyday people. You perform your best under deadline pressure and know what it takes to get the exclusive. You must have excellent people skills and understand the importance of building and maintaining relationships with potential guests. You thrive in a collaborative team environment and want to contribute to something great every single day.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Book guests under the deadline pressure of a daily live show
• Track down difficult-to-find people using social *** and other tools

• Work collaboratively with co-workers to determine the best approach to securing high-profile interviews
• Conduct in-depth research and pre-interviews (as well as suggest questions for the host)
• Pitch unique stories and guests of interest to our audience
• Coordinate and produce segments
• Research a wide range of electoral, political, international, and economic topics

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• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field of study preferred, or relevant experience
• 3+ years of prior television (or similar) experience
• Ability to work independently or with a larger group as needs dictate
• Experience in a live control room
• Strong writing skills and editorial judgment
• A passion for current events
• Social *** savviness
• Experience with I-News, Viz, and Dalet a plus

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

At *** , we foster a culture and environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent across our company. We live in a diverse world, with different ideas and different perspectives that come together to spark new ideas and make great things happen. That means reflecting the diversity of the world around us is critical to our company's success. We ensure that our viewers, communities and employees feel heard, represented, and celebrated both on screen and off.

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Job Summary:

The Talent Manager creates a positive and supportive environment for the artist and production teams by building meaningful relationships with the teams they have been assigned. They manage the day to day operations of employees in order to build strong and diverse teams. They work closely with project leadership in order to schedule and manage crew with an overarching focus on the long-term growth of artists through performance feedback and career development.

What You'll Do:

• Drive the career development of your teams by understanding and evaluating individual skills. Partner with the training team and department leadership to create a plan in order to achieve development milestones
• Manage the performance of your artists and production team to create and foster a positive and constructive feedback environment with the goal of helping them grow and meet their short and long term career goals. Engage HR as needed to assist with driving these initiatives
• Support the Director of Talent Management to drive strategies for long term planning.
• Work closely with producers or project and department leadership to ensure projects have the right teams assigned for the project needs
• Assess and drive any strategic capacity, show leadership and utilisation challenges to proactively solve any short and long term issues. Keep all the relevant information up to date and accurate within our resource planning systems
• Determine the long and short term needs of the department and partner with the recruitment team to drive the strategic approach for building capable and diverse teams
• Provides mentorship and clear guidance to the Talent Coordinators and Associate Talent Managers to manage the administrative and logistical support for the artist and production team. This includes leave requests, timecards, surveys and mortems, and other ad hoc tasks.
• Responsible for the strategic planning of your teams which includes succession planning, employee contracts, team morale, and budget management among ad hoc tasks and projects for overall individual and team management
• Create and maintain opportunities for engagement and positive morale amongst team members
• Collaborate closely with the Talent Management team to share knowledge and ensure consistent practices and approaches
• Manage locally, but think globally as ILM collaborates with our *** around the world

What We're Looking For:

• Candidates with 10+ years of relevant experience should apply. Experience in people management or leadership is required
• Bachelor's Degree in film production, communications or equivalent preferred
• Genuine passion for management and ability to create an environment conducive for all team members to excel
• Proven scheduling and problem-solving skills and VFX knowledge are an additional advantage
• Ability to provide both positive and constructive feedback
• Happy to take on a variety of responsibilities all contributing to the end goal of a positive team environment with high levels of self-motivation and proactiveness
• Lead by example and instinct for creating teams, an eye for spotting talent and a passion for diversity and team culture
• Must be able to work quickly, adjust to changes and effectively turn around reports and analysis in a timely manner.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written along with administrative and organisational detail
• Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, Google Suite
• Previous experience in the VFX industry in a scheduling or other relevant role or other high-end computer graphics production environment is a plus

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At *** /ILM we believe that diversity, inclusion and belonging are integral to our company. We are at our best when our people at all levels reflect the vast life experiences of our audiences, and we thrive when ideas and decisions from all are valued and represented. If you are passionate about the role, but don't fit every criteria of the posting, we encourage you to still apply. We want to hear your story .

About *** :

Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.

About *** :

*** , together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and *** enterprise with the following business segments: *** Entertainment, *** , *** Parks, and Experiences and Products. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, *** proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. *** 's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with ILM (Australia) Pty. Ltd. , which is part of a business we call *** .