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ARound Robin Production Company is looking for a media executive consultant who can connect a content creators with distribution partners.  Will be tasked with consulting production company on strategy of selling content  (specials and docu-series) through multiple media, including broadcast, radio and online platforms.

Responsibilities

Work within a team of Art Directors and Designers to create high impact key art, and streaming platform product art. Contribute to a collaborative, creative and engaging work environment.  Candidates should be well versed in design principles for both print and digital deliverables including:

• Key Art concepts and design
• Digital Production of Streaming Platform Assets
• Logo and Identity Projects
• Brand Style Guides
• & more! 

About SJI: 

We are a full-service woman-owned creative agency with a focus on entertainment marketing. Located in New York City, our team is made up of designers, animators, and programmers as well as strategic thinkers and writers. For over 25 years, SJI has developed engaging creative for a client list that includes National Geographic, Disney+, A+E Networks, HBO, WarnerMedia, PBS and Scholastic. We foster a close-knit team like atmosphere, creating a positive, creative, and collaborative work environment. 

Description:

The Tech Manager is responsible for managing technical and logistical traffic while supporting live news shows. Fully understands the video and technical workflow throughout all locations. Fosters relationships with editorial and production staffs to provide technical guidance and help create better video workflows. Work directly with shows’ EPs and Directors to ensure broadcast feed is meeting specific technical quality standards.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitate technical & logistical traffic to support live news shows and taped productions
• Support editorial & production staff on use of studio and control room technology
• Support engineering team in the installation, configuration, and maintenance of the technical infrastructure and participate in the design, planning, and execution of any projects.
• Create and maintain a remote studios database
• Book remote studios, satellite trucks, and personal studios for remote productions, tapings, and live air shots
• Assign, establish, and coordinate all IFB and PL lines
• Working with show directors to set-up look of live shows
• Ensuring Newsmax technical quality standards are being met
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Responsible for the production of live newscasts, news shows and recorded video segments for television, and digital platforms. Coordinates with executive producers, associate producers, news directors and technical staff to ensure all content meets Newsmax standards for journalistic integrity and production quality. Must be able to contribute to editorial and creative decisions, build segments and develop story ideas from start to finish. This includes writing scripts, pre-produced packages, creating graphics elements, promos and teases. Must understand show timing. Field production experience is a plus. Must excel in a dynamic environment under deadline pressure.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Generate story ideas through research of news reports, social media, websites and contacts
• Strong understanding of Newsmax brand and talent
• Identify impactful news stories that result in provocative, compelling television
• Delegate responsibilities as appropriate to associate producers, assignment editors and video editors
• Produce timely content under heavy deadline pressure
• Keep current of local events and politics
• Attend editorial meetings
• Excel in a highly competitive, deadline-driven environment
• Possess strong writing skills, including ability to master tease writing
• Use sound editorial judgement and attention to detail to ensure standards
• Interact with viewers and users on social media sites
• Ability to work varying shifts, including nights, overnights, and weekends
• Integrate network marketing and promotional campaigns
• Perform other duties as assigned

Responsible for working with show hosts, preparing the rundown of new stories, identifying and integrating guests, overseeing and executing the production of key video and graphic elements with guidance from the Executive Producer.  Makes important editorial decisions and guides talent, writers, associate producers for daily show development. EP is also responsible for insuring technical team and control room follow show instructions.  Must be able to build segments and develop story ideas from beginning to air.  Responsible for the oversight of daily rundown changes and work with the show director and production crew to block the newscast.  This includes editorial discussions, writing scripts, package production, graphics elements, out-of-show teasing, show timing and field coordination.  Must calmly deal with changes and breaking news during the show and ensure all content meets Newsmax Media Network standards for journalistic integrity and production quality. 

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Determine best news stories for the newscast and create daily rundown
• Work with show host in program preparation and execution
• Identify stories for provocative, compelling television
• Develop story ideas, research and plan segments
• Delegate responsibilities as appropriate to associate producers, assignment editors and video editors
• Supervise production staff
• Produce timely content under heavy deadline pressure
• Keep current of local events and politics
• Excel in a highly competitive environment
• Create compelling and provocative content including tease writing
• Exceptional editorial skills; attention to detail
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Responsible for the production of live newscasts, news shows and recorded video segments for television, and digital platforms. Coordinates with executive producers, associate producers, news directors and technical staff to ensure all content meets Newsmax standards for journalistic integrity and production quality.  Must be able to contribute to editorial and creative decisions, build segments and develop story ideas from start to finish. This includes writing scripts, pre-produced packages, creating graphics elements, promos and teases. Must understand show timing. Field production experience is a plus.  Must excel in a dynamic environment under deadline pressure.

• Generate story ideas through research of news reports, social media, websites and contacts
• Strong understanding of Newsmax brand and talent
• Identify impactful news stories that result in provocative, compelling television
• Delegate responsibilities as appropriate to associate producers, assignment editors and video editors
• Produce timely content under heavy deadline pressure
• Keep current of local events and politics
• Attend editorial meetings
• Excel in a highly competitive, deadline-driven environment
• Possess strong writing skills, including ability to master tease writing
• Use sound editorial judgement and attention to detail to ensure standards
• Interact with viewers and users on social media sites

Write for fast paced prime time and overnight newscasts. You are an exceptional storyteller with a dedicated command for news and cultural trends. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with show producers to write voice overs, manage live shots, handle guest segments and write snappy teases
• Create production elements for scripts, including tape and graphics
• Identify News, select video and sound bites, oversee editing, conduct interviews and write stories for television and the internet

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directs, co-develops and delivers locally produced programs and public service announcements for national and international audiences that will meet the standards of the Newsmax Media brand, and its loyal subscribers & viewers.
• Supervises a production crew that produces regular, special and live shows related to various political, historical and informational audiences or other appropriate topics, as deemed appropriate by the Newsmax Media brand.
• Works in conjunction with various Newsmax Media corporate offices, to utilize and mobilize the Newsmax Media network of web-based, print and broadcast resources, to generate timely and pertinent broadcast material to the Newsmax Media standards of dissemination.
• Develops and  maintains  mutually  beneficial  relationships  with  outside  content-creating  entities, commercial television stations, as well as municipal and cable stations, to optimize NewsMax Media’s capacity for generating quality produced programming pertinent to the Newsmax brand.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Description:

• The Motion Graphics & Play Out Operator sets up and plays out all graphic elements which are included in pre-recorded or live programming rundowns. Manage graphics content as it corresponds to the rundown for live and pre-recorded programs. Works directly with technical staff to satisfy all production requirements for live and pre-recorded programming under the supervision of the show’s director and technical operations management.

Core Duties and Responsibilities:

• Operate Xpression graphics computer adding text, graphics and video elements
• Manage graphics content as it corresponds to the rundown for live and pre-recorded programs
• Work closely and provide feedback to Director, Technical Director, Producers, and Graphics Editors to ensure functionality of all graphics content
• Operate ENPS run-down system
• Document quality standards, system anomalies, and operational procedures
• Ensure Newsmax technical quality standards are being met
• Perform other duties as assigned.