Lifestyle Show Cohost

NY Living is searching for its next cohost. The PIX
11 one-hour daily lifestyle show features the things that people who live here most love about New York and the surrounding region. The Lifestyle Show Host is responsible for co-hosting a program, conducting in-studio interview segments, and participating in on-location segments as scheduled. The successful candidate will have a positive, warm and energetic presence and also understands their job’s emphasis is to elevate others around them.

• Hosting Responsibilities
• Provide daily on-camera contributions to a daily lifestyle program.
• Interviewing show guests/clients both in studio and on location.
• Ability to perform engaging and active live shots for remote location shoots.
• Maintain working knowledge of news, current events, and pop culture.
• Manage on-premises guest relations (greeting, assisting guests).
• Participating in events – either station-sponsored or others – to promote the station, the show and overall goodwill.
• Ability to turn focus away from oneself and onto the guest(s) present and elevate their presence and experience during the show.
• Host a post-show CTV program highlighting the “best of” the day’s linear broadcast.
• Host a weekly CTV program that is in addition to hosting duties for the daily lifestyle show.
• Sales Responsibilities
• Assisting sales with presentations including meeting with clients.
• Participate in or lead creative brainstorming to help satisfy a client’s objectives and still make memorable segments.
• Thoroughly understanding what’s important to a client and ensuring those expectations are achieved during the show.
• Effortlessly integrate sponsored content.
• Willingness to promote products that the client wants to put in its best light.
• Develop strong relationships with Account Executives and Sales Managers.
• Editorial Responsibilities
• Attend and actively participate in daily editorial/planning meetings.
• Assist Executive Producer with writing, developing and executing show segments.
• Collecting information, video or photos at remote locations for post-production
• Researching show topics and developing questions for guests in coordination with Executive Producer
• Active participation in maintaining the show's social media account and assisting with all digital content as directed by show leadership.
• Ensure compliance standards for integrated content are upheld.

• Requirements & Skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Television/Radio, Film or related fields.
• Minimum 7 years’ professional experience on-camera as an MMJ, reporter, anchor or show host in a top-35 television market.
• High-energy, charisma and the ability to think and react quickly during live or unscripted moments.
• Excellent communication skills including verbal skills, an ability to build rapport with a wide range of guests, clients and coworkers.
• Working knowledge of modern newsroom systems including AP ENPS, Adobe Premiere, video/audio equipment, file transfer systems, non-linear editing and digital content publishing platforms.
• Ability to work nontraditional hours that a client’s needs may require, including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to take on additional duties or responsibilities as assigned

• Pay Disclosure:

  $135k+