Sr. Coordinating Producer, Medical Health

CBS News is looking for a collaborative, creative, driven Senior Coordinating Producer to develop, produce, and lead all aspects of breakthrough medical and health content for multiple platforms. The candidate will be a proven leader who knows how to manage competitive coverage on a reporting beat, as well as urgently contribute to breaking news coverage, while maintaining the highest standards in news gathering and production. This person will work directly with CBS News and Stations correspondents, producers, photographers, and managers to facilitate collaboration, create and maximize winning content, and manage resources.  The candidate should demonstrate a passion for and an in-depth understanding of this beat and have a track record of successfully leading original reporting and breaking news coverage related to this content genre across platforms.

Key Responsibilities: 

•    Research and develop unique story ideas to report on medical and health issues, with focus on solutions and innovation.
•    Facilitate highly effective collaboration and frequent communication inside the medical/health team, and with partners and managers across CBS News and Stations.
•    Create compelling content that’s customized to serve the needs of multiple shows, streaming and other platforms across CBS News and Stations.
•    Develop a long-term editorial strategy, including marquee enterprise reporting, as well as tactics for rapid response to breaking news.
•    Manage daily and long-term workflow and content execution of staff, including assignments, timelines, and resource prioritization.
•    Produce and write stories independently and in partnership with others.
•    Coordinate editorial processes, including pitches, story development, script approval, fact checking and legal review. Ensure completeness, balance, and diverse points of view in reporting, in addition to accurate, well-documented, bulletproof content.
•    Coordinate production elements, such as graphic design, digital layout, and talent presentation in the field or in studio.
•    Lead team in engaging with content marketing efforts on all platforms.
•    Demonstrate advanced newsgathering and investigative tactics to acquire information and story elements, such as developing relationships, cultivating sources, strategically landing interviews, navigating open records laws, and using computer-assisted reporting techniques.
•    Understand, interpret, and simplify data and other complex information, and then communicate the points and themes to the team in a clear, concise way.
•    Urgently develop and implement angles to elevate breaking news and major story coverage.
•    May require producing in the field from various locations as needed for the gathering and presentation of stories.
•    Must be willing to work an unpredictable and flexible schedule as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

•    At least 5 years of continuous content leadership experience 
•    Experience: a proven track record of success in medical/health coverage
•    Leadership: proven ability to inspire a diverse journalism team, fostering collaboration across multiple news groups
•    Knowledge: deep understanding of medical/health reporting
•    Travel: willingness to travel as needed

Desired Qualifications:

•    Ability to work a hybrid schedule from a CBS bureau
•    Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism, communications, medical/health or a related field
•    Strategic Vision: strong critical thinking and analytical skills to execute strategy and identify growth opportunities
•    Relationship Building: strong interpersonal and communication skills to cultivate and maintain valuable relationships

Hiring Salary Range: $160,000.00 - 190,000.00.