Casting call to staff the Wolf Blitzer-starring
The Situation Room, hosted by the uniquely eponymic bearded
über-newscaster himself,
Wolf Blitzer.
You too, can be a part of this media tour de force!
Production Assistant-DC, Situation Room
Qualifications: Bachelors Degree. One year experience in television news production. Must have prior news/video production experience and a basic knowledge of video editing. Interest and knowledge of Washington, politics, and public affairs is essential.
Associate Producer-DC, Situation Room
Qualifications: Bachelors Degree. One year experience in television or on-line news. Experience in both television news production AND on-line news production a plus. Must have strong interest in and knowledge of on-line resources, news and information sites, politics blogs, and other internet resources. Strong Web research skills essential.
Associate Producer-DC, Situation Room
Qualifications: Bachelors Degree. Three years experience in network television or major-market news production. Familiarity with CNN video databases such as Mediasource very helpful. Graphics production experience including experience with the Viz Pilot graphics device helpful. Non-linear video editing experience also important. Knowledge of and interest in Washington news, and the key players in politics, and public affairs is essential.
and finally, the pièce de résistance:
Advanced Writer, The Situation Room
Qualifications: College degree and five years full time broadcast news writing or reporting experience. Excellent writing skills-style, language, accuracy, organization, balance; ability to produce quality work quickly; flexibility-ability to adapt during breaking news, ability to adapt to show or anchor style and rewrite when necessary; cooperative, energetic, team-oriented; and leadership ability-active role in show preparation guiding team toward producers vision. Strong knowledge of American politics and key players in Washington essential. Thorough knowledge of INews, CNN style and CNN font-style required.
Think of all the black "X"s that can be inadvertantly superimposed on major newsmaker's faces! Botched graphics! Wacked out bluescreens!
All this and more, can be yours, until you are permanently escorted from the Washington studios of CNN!