fox com is hiring: Freelance Reporter, US News & Crime in Los Angeles
fox com, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90079
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY
Fox News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the newly announced platform FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for 20 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks among the top business channels on cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.
JOB DESCRIPTION
FoxNews.com is looking for an experienced US News Reporter to join our team. You love breaking news and thrive in a fast-paced environment. You have 2+ years of breaking news reporting experience and possess knowledge of the issues and stories that resonate with the Fox News audience. You’re building a rolodex of networks across America from police to politics to culture. You are skilled at delivering several stories accurately on a daily basis, mainly covering breaking news along with news of the day/trending news. You will have the opportunity to do original and exclusive reporting.
You will be offered one of the following shifts:
8:00 AM ET - 4:00 PM ET or 11:00 AM ET - 7:00 PM ET Monday-Friday
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Cover breaking news events, writing quickly and precisely to help solidify Fox News as the go-to site for breaking news.
Pitch and cover stories that resonate with FoxNews.com’s audience, aggregating with complete and proper attribution.
Pursue original and exclusive stories through close contact with sources.
Present all stories, original, breaking, and aggregated, in an accessible, consistent, and compelling style.
Collaborate closely with editors and fellow writers/reporters.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
2+ years of breaking news reporting experience.
Ability to work holidays, extra days, longer hours and possess an “on-call” mentality.
Be prepared to work in emergency and/or breaking news conditions.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally for breaking news.
Ability to deliver accurate copy under pressure in a deadline-driven environment.
Firm grasp of current events and of events/stories of high interest to Fox News.
Firm grasp of SEO story production and content development.
PhotoShop and knowledge of video (iPhone) editing skills preferred.
Knowledge of AP style.