Senior Celebrity Writer and Talent Booker
Core
Secure exclusive celebrity interviews and write major cover stories for national entertainment mastheads.
Role type
Senior IC celebrity writer and talent booker
Builds
Exclusive one-on-one sit-downs, international junket positions, red-carpet moments, and high-impact celebrity profiles
Domain
Entertainment journalism and media
Required skills
Negotiating exclusive talent access, conducting in-depth celebrity interviews, writing long-form profiles, managing complex scheduling logistics, pitching cultural tentpole stories, maintaining an active global contacts book
Preferred skills
Understanding digital subscription drivers, operating in a fast-paced competitive environment, collaborating across matrixed teams
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Negotiate and secure exclusive one-on-one sit-downs, international junket positions, and red-carpet moments; Conduct and write major celebrity profiles and cover interviews; Maintain a forward booking schedule of at least 8 weeks out; Partner across the network to pool access power for major international premieres and coordinate national talent visits; Pitch compelling ideas for major cultural tentpoles and deliver polished, subscription-driving stories