Sr. Multimedia Producer-Booker

The Senior Multi-Platform Producer/Booker is responsible for producing and line producing live news programming and developing compelling content across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms. This senior editorial role requires strong live-production experience, excellent editorial judgment, and the ability to manage all elements of a show from concept through air.
The Senior Producer will play a key role in the control room, building and managing rundowns, responding to breaking news, coordinating correspondents and live elements, and making real-time editorial decisions. The position also identifies newsworthy stories, books high-profile guests and newsmakers, and produces interviews and segments across multiple platforms.
Responsibilities
Line produce live newscasts, special reports, and breaking-news coverage, managing the rundown and making real-time editorial and timing decisions from the control room
Lead the editorial and production execution of programming across linear television, streaming/FAST, digital, and social platforms
Build, organize, and continuously update rundowns based on breaking news and evolving editorial priorities
Coordinate anchors, correspondents, reporters, control room teams, and field crews to execute live programming
Manage live shots, satellite interviews, remote guests, video, graphics, banners, scripts, and other production elements
Make quick editorial decisions during live coverage while maintaining accuracy, balance, standards, and production quality
Produce live and taped interviews and segments from initial concept and research through final execution
Identify, pitch, and develop strong news, political, and community stories that can work across multiple platforms
Book high-profile guests, newsmakers, experts, political figures, analysts, and community leaders
Research topics and prepare strong, editorially sound interview questions and briefing materials
Write and edit scripts, teases, banners, headlines, and other editorial copy
Adapt content and storytelling for the specific needs of broadcast, streaming, digital, and social audiences
Collaborate closely with executive producers, assignment editors, correspondents, reporters, digital teams, and newsroom leadership
Help plan and execute major breaking-news events, elections, debates, town halls, special events, and other large-scale coverage
Maintain strong relationships with sources, press offices, publicists, experts, and community leaders
Provide editorial guidance and mentorship to producers, associate producers, and bookers
Work effectively under intense deadline pressure and adjust programming quickly as news develops
Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
Minimum 5–7 years of television or multi-platform newsroom experience, with significant experience producing and line producing live programming
Demonstrated ability to lead a live show from the control room and manage rapidly changing rundowns
Strong knowledge of live television production, breaking-news workflows, and control-room operations
Experience producing content for multiple platforms, including broadcast, streaming/FAST, digital, and social
Strong editorial judgment, news instincts, writing, research, and storytelling skills
Proven experience booking and producing interviews with high-profile guests and newsmakers
Ability to coordinate multiple live elements, correspondents, guests, graphics, video, and technical resources simultaneously
Experience with newsroom systems such as iNews, Avid, ENPS, or similar platforms
Strong understanding of current events, including U.S. politics and major national and international news
Bilingual: fluent in Spanish and English, written and verbal
Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills
Ability to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays, particularly during breaking news and major events
Ability to travel for major news events and special coverage when required

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No