Fox Corporation is hiring: Production Assistant, Breaking/Trending News - AM (R5
Fox Corporation, 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
Fox News Digital is looking for a full-time Digital Production Assistant to join the team! You will have the opportunity to be part of a growing team that writes, produces, and optimizes news content for FoxNews.com and FoxBusiness.com. You will need to be a fast, accurate writer with a broad range of interests, from local news to world affairs.
You will be offered the following shift:
Tuesday-Saturday, 6:00 AM ET - 2:00 PM ET
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
- Producing multiple assigned multimedia articles and wires a day in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Obtaining, shooting and editing videos, photos and other imagery
- Conducting research
- Cold calls and other outreach to outside sources to confirm information
- Contributing written content for some articles
- Adhering to detailed SEO requirements
- Incorporating edits from supervisors
- Communicating with news professionals in an assignment desk setting
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
- A track record of great writing, preferably involving reporting and research
- Ability to work under deadline pressures
- Willingness and ability to work weekends and some holidays
- Bachelor's degree in journalism or a related field of study preferred, or equivalent experience
- Experience with SEO, working in a CMS (WordPress preferred) and Photoshop is preferred
- Familiarity with Associated Press style