Senior Producer

Senior Producer Location Washington Business Area News and Media Ref # 10042112

Description & Requirements

Smarter, Faster, and as always - First. That's our philosophy. Bloomberg Media empowers global business leaders with breaking news, expert opinion and proprietary data distributed on every platform, across every time zone. Like our products and solutions- our teams are agile, dynamic, and innovative. We work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy for which we're known. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open, just like our spaces. We challenge each other. And through our countless volunteer projects, we help bring out the best in our communities as around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.
Bloomberg delivers critical information in a world where information matters. We give influential decision makers in business, finance and government a competitive edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of news, people and ideas. To do that, we need a constant flow of ideas, energy and innovation-which is where you come in.
Bloomberg Television is looking for a highly motivated senior producer to help lead our flagship political program, Balance of Power.
You will be responsible for monitoring top stories of key interest to our audience, taking the initiative on covering breaking political news, finding the appropriate internal and external voices under deadline pressure, overseeing a daily rundown and input from other producers, working with anchors and supporting the political news director, and guiding the live show in the control room.
You should have a broad interest in global news with a specialized focus on politics, finance and the economy.
You embrace challenges, are a self-starter, can make split-second decisions, thrive in a fast-paced environment and are an effective and collegial communicator across a global newsroom.
WE'LL TRUST YOU TO:  -  Build a daily show that covers the top political stories of the day, while focusing on the Bloomberg lane of global finance and the economy - Oversee the building of a daily show rundown and segments within the program - Be proactive - pitch ideas, be creative, bring your expertise to the table and elevate our content -  Pitch newsmakers and stories - Work with internal voices in DC and other bureaus in the US - Develop relationships within the business, finance communities globally -  Work closely with the political news director, other executive producers and senior producers in the newsroom, the show's associate producer and talent - Be a leader in the newsroom in developing content, helping others to elevate their skills and working across teams -  Work well under pressure in a fast-paced newsroom environment - Be able to pivot and react as news events evolve
YOU'LL NEED TO HAVE:  -  Bachelor's degree or equivalent -  At least 5 years of experience producing for live TV in a live broadcast control room - Experience with ENPS or equivalent broadcast rundown systems and graphics - Knowledge of and a keen interest in domestic and international politics -  Knowledge of and interest in business news, the economy and the financial markets -  Problem solving skills, with the ability to work under deadline pressure -  Flexibility with hours and start times
IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU: Apply if you think we're a good match. We'll get in touch to let you know that the next steps are, but in the meantime feel free to have a look at: https://www.bloomberg.com/company/careers/working-here/media/?tactic-page=588594 Bloomberg is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion or belief, sex, sexu