OF THE COMPANY
Fox News MediaFOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the newly announced platform FOX 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 FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.
Fox News Saturday Night w/ Jimmy Failla is looking for a confident, highly motivated, proactive Booker to join the team in NY. The Booker will be responsible for securing interviews with high-profile celebrities, comedians, entertainers, newsmakers, and everyday people. The ideal candidate is familiar with programming across all major networks and is plugged into the worlds of pop culture, politics, current news cycles, and social trends. You have excellent people skills and understand the importance of building and maintaining relationships with potential guests and their representatives by being an ambassador of the show. You thrive in a collaborative team environment and want to play a key role in supporting the show's live audience experience and contributing to all aspects of production.
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Research, pitch, and book guests for weekly programming and future segments
Book guests under the deadline pressure of a weekly show
Maintain and expand an extensive network of contacts across entertainment, media, politics, publishing, and culture
Track down potential guests using social media and other tools
Conduct in-depth research and pre-interviews
Develop booking strategies and collaborate with the team to secure guests
Oversee all green room operations, coordinating guest arrivals, schedules, communications, and on-air readiness before and during show tapings
Assist with weekly live audience coordination as needed
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred
Experience booking guests for television, news, entertainment, or live programming
Ability to track down hard-to-find people using social media, LexisNexis, Accurint, etc.
Strong knowledge of pop culture, comedy, news, politics, and current events
Familiarity with popular entertainers, influencers, commentators, and opinion makers; a strong rolodex is ideal
Ability to establish and build positive relationships with high-profile guests and their representatives
Skilled in maintaining those relationships when bookings need to be canceled or rescheduled
Proven ability to identify unique guests and develop original booking angles
Experience working with high-profile talent and managing sensitive communications
Understanding that the news never stops, and some work may be required outside regular hours
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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.
Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $67,000.00-90,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.
We have long been a leader in news, sports and entertainment programming, achieving strong revenue growth and profitability in a complex industry environment over the past several years. FOX will continue to invest across our businesses, allocate resources toward investments in higher growth initiatives and take advantage of strategic opportunities, including potential acquisitions across the range of the media categories in which we operate.
