Broadcast Associate, CBS Mornings

CBS Mornings is seeking a smart, creative, and enterprising Broadcast Associate to join the team.

The ideal candidate is collaborative, detail-oriented, with exceptional newsgathering, organizational, and multi-tasking skills. They can keep a calm head under pressure while maintaining a positive attitude.

This Broadcast Associate will be part of our morning Hard News team that works with producers and editors to craft day-of-air tape pieces for the morning’s broadcast – including launching reports, breaking news, fixing, or finalizing existing pieces (i.e.. adding fresh elements, graphics, tracks), and cutting pretapes, teases, clips and broll.

Schedule: This is an overnight in-person position leading up to our live broadcast, schedule is Monday – Friday from 3AM– 11AM with ability to work alternate shifts as needed

Responsibilities:

• General news desk duties (answer the phone to coordinate with studio, control room, etc.)
• Gather elements (feeds, archives, video, stills, statements, graphics) for tape reports, readers, debriefs, and live interviews
• Gather and cut with editor elements (video and stills) for our What to Watch and Talk of the Table franchise series
• Clearing material through Rights & Clearances

Qualifications:

• Internship or comparable experience working on a news broadcast
• College degree desired
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment under intense deadline pressure
• Effective communication (written and verbal) and organizational skills
• Strong research skills (tracking down data and visual material)

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network,  CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News’ streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today’s digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $42,400.00 - 50,000.00. 

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.  The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable,  as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.   

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