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New York Post Celebrity Talent Booker in NEW YORK, New York
Job Description :
The New York Post provides readers with the best in News, Sports, Pop Culture and Entertainment – with signature wit, irreverence and authority averaging 90 million unique viewers a month. Over the past 223 years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce.
The New York Post and Page Six is seeking a Celebrity Talent Booker (M-F, 9am-7pm) to bring celebrities to our video and audio programs. Candidates must have established relationships with celebrity publicists. Applicants should and proactively pitch talent for trending stories. Potential candidates should have a broad and deep knowledge of pop culture and celebrity and be expected to brainstorm for coverage ideas. Bring energy and teamwork skills.
Key bookings will be for Page Six video series that covers the latest trends in culture, fashion, and entertainment.
Essential skills include the ability to get our video and audio producers access to celebrity/musician interview opportunities, footage and news events.
This is an opportunity to join an iconic media brand as it continues to experience exponential digital growth. New York Post and Page Six videos received more than a billion views across platforms in the past year.
Note: This position would include a three month probation period. After successful completion of the probation period, the employee would transition from full-time temporary to full-time with benefits.
Responsibilities :
Stay on top of all talent opportunities – from red carpet events to TV and movie premieres to book tours and music tours, etc.
Develop close relationships with external publicists for future shoots in conjunction with editorial team needs, requests and objectives.
Create a production calendar for talent interviews and red carpet shoots.
Help producers to ensure topics and questions are appropriate for each artist/ celebrity.
Help devise new formats and creative approaches to celebrity interviews which should work on digital and social platforms
Follow up after articles/videos are published to encourage social sharing
Qualifications:
3+ years of direct experience booking talent
Great editorial judgment, social media savvy, ability to juggle multiple projects at once
Familiarity and use of mainstream video channels like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and more
Must enjoy working collaboratively and accurately in a fast paced breaking news environment but also a fun workplace
Attention to detail a must
This position would be expected to come on site 4 days per week.
Note : In your application, please include a cover letter and provide examples of video or audio executions featuring celebrities that you’ve booked.
At The New York Post we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, our ranges reflect our good faith estimate to pay fairly as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate’s experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.
As an equal opportunity employer, the New York Post does not discriminate in hiring or the terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The New York Post will consider the provision of reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants to enable them to participate in our application process and to effectively perform the essential functions of the job, unless doing so would impose an undue financial or operational hardship.
Pay Range: $90,000 - $110,000
At the New York Post, we’re passionate about providing readers with the best in National News, Sports, Entertainment, and Lifestyle like only the Post can – with wit, irreverence and authority.
OUR BRANDS: Include The New York Post (https://nypost.com/) : expert news, extensive, award-winning sports coverage, and insider commentary, Page Six (https://pagesix.com/) : an influential leader in celebrity and entertainment news, Decider.com : helping the on-demand generation discover the best streaming content, and Alexa (https://nypost.com/alexa/) : our luxury lifestyle print edition focused on the best in luxury fashion, real estate and travel.
OUR REACH: People love us. We are one of the largest growing digital networks, averaging over 90 million unique visitors a month! Our social footprint continues to expand across Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NYPost/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/nypost) , Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nypost/?hl=en) , TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@nypost?lang=en) , and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@nypost/videos) , where our videos average 313 million monthly views.
OUR PEOPLE: The Post team is a group of diverse, creative, passionate minds – ever evolving and innovating. We believe news doesn’t have to be boring to be news… so we make sure it isn’t!
OUR GROWTH: An ever evolving multi-platform media company, we span print, digital, video, social, podcast, app, commerce/affiliate, original TV programming, and Post Sports+ (https://nypost.com/account/subscribe) , our newly launched Sports membership experience!
We’re growing. Come join us!