Job Description

Job Description

Our client, Yahoo, is looking for a Producer in New York City!

Job Description - Yahoo Finance Live Show Producer:

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Must be local to the New York City area (in office daily). 

Yahoo Finance is the world’s #1 finance destination, empowering investors with news, information, and tools to make financial decisions confidently. Trusted by over 150M visitors globally each month, representing over $20 trillion in investable assets, Yahoo Finance delivers high-quality real-time market data and news across desktop, mobile, and streaming platforms. 

Our expanding video offer plays a key role in guiding our audiences with knowledge and insights to achieve financial freedom and greater prosperity. Every market day, our flagship news shows follow market developments and turn to lead investment managers and strategists, research analysts, executives, and policymakers to keep viewers abreast of what’s driving performance and shaping future opportunities. 

We are seeking a skilled producer who is excited about the opportunity to create, pitch, and produce numerous segments per day, plus line-produce live shows that are distributed to Yahoo Finance’s vast audience. This individual is key to developing programming that helps our viewers make informed choices about their money. 

Responsibilities

• As a key member of the production team, you will pitch, develop, and produce roughly 5-7 live show segments per day, line producing experience is a plus 
• You will be responsible for researching segments, identifying key topics for discussion. 
• Developing and creating graphics to visually tell the story on air 
• Collaborate with bookers, talent, reporters, graphic designers, and the studio team 
• Work closely with the SEO team to frame segments and guest bookings to best serve our distribution needs and goals

Qualifications

• 4+ years of producing experience within a major news organization, ideally a strong streaming and/or digital media outlet preferred
• Must have a passion for storytelling, finance news, and live-streaming production
• An in-depth understanding of current events is essential, while a high-level understanding of financial news is preferred
• Solid storytelling and impeccable editorial judgment
• Strong use of imagery and graphics in video storytelling
• Deep understanding of how to create content for the audience and the platforms where the content appears
• Excellent time management skills and ability to balance priorities and multiple projects and tasks with ease

Additional Information

• Must be able to work in New York City
• Pay Rate: $500/day

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