Cbs News / The Early Show Work Values

Daily Duties at Cbs News / The Early Show:

1. Lead producer for all live demonstration segments both in-studio and via remote. A model resource and training manager for elaborate multi-faceted live demos: music performances, cooking demonstrations and presentations, home improvement, crafts, competition, sports. 2. Produced 4-6 lifestyle segments per week, tracked trends and employed multiple resources to develop content applicable to viewer interests in the areas of fashion, food, home improvement and entertainment. 3. Wrote scripts and research notes for segments, videotape packages and anchor intros. Developed ideas for segment graphics and props; managed all post-production elements for live-to-tape features. 4 Created segment formats, booked guests and staged live demonstrations for multiple, popular ad revenue generating series: annual CBS "Toy Test", "Weight Off", "Friday Food Fest" and Halloween series. 5. Evolved cooking segments and raised home-viewer and talent engagement with the integration of videotape packages to set-up food related topics featured in the bi-monthly culinary demonstration “Cooking with Bobby Flay”. 6. Collaborated on segment ideas and nurtured relationships with high profile lifestyle talent – Martha Stewart, Bob Vila - whose show segments were sponsored by multi-million dollar ad sales and commercial buys. 7. Managed a core team of eight dispatching assignments to talent assistants, stylists, network stage crews, and production departments to ensure proper and timely execution of all elements pertaining to live demonstration segments for the broadcast. 8. Maintained a high level of news awareness and involvement producing live and taped packages for hard news events. Competitively booked interviews and produced feature stories for national primaries and election coverage (2000, 2004); September 11, 2001 (booked interviews with survivors of the twin towers collapse and first responders following the event); Iraq War 2003 (competitively booked interviews with hostage families, also booked competitively on the ground at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas and secured the 2nd interview with the family of then hostage Shoshanna Johnson of the ambushed 507th Maintenance Company (Army) - same unit with Jessica Lynch).

What they like about Cbs News / The Early Show:

The social vibrance of a hiring firm is very important to you. Your ability to make and maintain friendships there is a critical part of your decision. You would likely be dissatisfied with a workplace that is quiet, cold, or otherwise not particularly social. When you investigate a new hiring company, ask recruiters, managers, and potential co-workers about the social life and opportunities there. This is especially important when you are relocating; moving dramatically alters your social sphere both inside and outside the workplace.

Tags

Current programming, Development, Program management, LIfestyle, Production, Negotiation, Program evolution, Deal making, Pilots, Non-fiction programming, Formatted television, Brand integrity, Original programming, Strategic Planning, Talent development, Editorial management, Series, Specials, Post Production, Inter-department relations, Production company relationships, Talent management, Integration

Skills

Program development, Program evaluation, Contract negotiation, Talent development, Program strategy, Marketing integration, Live segment production, Remote segment production, Field production, Unscripted programming, Non-fiction programming, Formatted television, Large scale studio production, Culinary programming, Lifestyle programming, Script writing, Budget management, Post production , Hard news programming, Graphics ideation, Performance management, Live music production, Script editing, Original program ideation, Budget negotiation, Strategic management, Video production, Program management, Broadcast television

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Cbs News / The Early Show: