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OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY
Fox TV StationsFOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S. These include stations located in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas, or DMAs, and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 18 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network’s national content. JOB DESCRIPTION We're hiring a Senior Digital Journalist to join the team behind LiveNOW from FOX, FOX TV Stations’ national live streaming news product. LiveNOW is focused on bringing users the most relevant and engaging live news coverage occurring right now across the country and the world, seamlessly moving between the biggest events and stories as they happen. LiveNOW is always raw, live and unfiltered, with limited commentary and no opinion.
Reporting to the Executive Producer, the Senior Digital Journalist will curate, produce and host live coverage of breaking news and important events as they happen, while also serving as a team leader amongst their peers— helping to champion growth and evolution of the product. This position is based at LiveNOW’s west coast newsroom at FOX 10 Phoenix.
Does this sound like you? You're smart, fast on your feet, extremely team-oriented and full of energy. A true storyteller at heart, you know a big news story when you hear it. You’re a self-professed news junkie who always knows what’s going on-- everywhere. Digging for details gives you life… and you know exactly where to look. When asked whether you’re a host, reporter or producer, your answer is D = all of the above. Content is your passion, but you’ve got tech chops and you’re not afraid to use them. You love taking the lead on projects and will do whatever it takes to help your hard-working teammates. You don’t just want to be ON the team. You want to make the team better. You thrive in a fast-paced, challenging, collaborative environment and crave the chance to try something new. Every. Single. Day.
The person we're looking for lives and breathes digital news, is driven by an intense passion for storytelling and is all in to support their team. If that's you, we need you on our team.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Gather, produce and present original content live, including breaking news and coverage of major news events, on digital, social, streaming and broadcast platforms nationwide. Simultaneously manage content and live video production, including video switching and graphics. Monitor live video feeds, newsgathering tools and social media for the latest information and content. Maintain constant communication with FOX O&O stations as well as other internal and external partners to coordinate receiving video and new information. Take an active role in “championing” the LiveNOW mission, engaging with key players at FTS stations to reinforce needs and improve the collaborative process. Help identify future digital journalists and play a key role in training new staff on all technical, editorial and presentation aspects of LiveNOW. Take an active role in growing and evolving the product, participating in strategy sessions to plan and execute programming changes designed to attract new audience. Work hand-in-hand with LiveNOW leadership to develop and execute digital strategy. Stay up-to-date on news and current events. Pitch story ideas and contribute to editorial process. Monitor real-time analytics. Adhere to journalistic standards. Assist in planning. Produce for and serve as mentor to other Digital Journalists. Other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS: 5+ years experience reporting and hosting live news coverage, including breaking news, on broadcast, digital and social platforms preferred. BA/BS degree, preferably in Journalism, Communications or related field. Excellent live communicator with the ability to host continuous coverage over extended periods. Team leader who has a track record of taking ownership and successfully executing key projects or initiatives. Tech-savvy multitasker with strong knowledge of the technical aspects of digital news production, including live streaming and video publishing. Experience operating a TriCaster or similar video production system a plus. Proficient in tools used for web-based newsgathering tools, content creation and monitoring digital analytics. Superior news judgement. Social media expert. Overwhelming attention to detail. Thrive under pressure. Varied hours including weekends and holidays as required.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.
Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $105,000.00-115,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement. View more detail about FOX Benefits.
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In Summary: The Senior Digital Journalist will curate, produce and host live coverage of breaking news and important events as they happen . This position is based at LiveNOW’s west coast newsroom at FOX 10 Phoenix . The person we're looking for lives and breathes digital news, is driven by an intense passion for storytelling .
En Español: OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY Fox TV StationsFOX Television stations posee y opera 29 estaciones de televisión en Estados Unidos. Estas incluyen estaciones ubicadas en 14 de las 15 principales áreas de mercado designadas, o DMAs, y duópolis en 11 DMA, incluyendo los tres mayores DMA (Nueva York, Los Ángeles y Chicago). De estas estaciones, 18 están afiliadas a la Red FOX. Además de distribuir deportes, entretenimiento y contenido sindicado, nuestras estaciones producen colectivamente aproximadamente 1,200 horas de noticias locales cada semana. ¿Te parece esto? eres inteligente, rápido en pie, extremadamente orientado al equipo y lleno de energía. Un verdadero narrador de historias en el corazón, conoces una gran noticia cuando la escuchas. Eres un adicto a las noticias autoproclamado que siempre sabe lo que está sucediendo - en todas partes. La búsqueda de detalles te da vida... y sabes exactamente dónde buscar. Cuando te preguntan si eres anfitrión, reportero o productor, tu respuesta es D = todo lo anterior. El contenido es tu pasión, pero tienes tecnología y no tienes miedo de usarla. Te encanta liderar los proyectos y harás cualquier cosa para ayudar a tus compañeros de trabajo. No solo quieres estar en el equipo. Quieres formar parte del equipo. Se esfuerza por transmitir contenidos rápidamente, colaborando con GITIONES, cambiando y aprovechando la oportunidad de hacer que sus vidas se conviertan mejor. Si buscas nuevos medios de comunicación social e imágenes digitales, nos esforzamos por crear un entorno de transmisión de información más vivo, así como nuestras redes sociales y nuestros equipos actuales. Mantener una comunicación constante con las estaciones FOX O&O, así como con otros socios internos y externos para coordinar la recepción de vídeo y nueva información. Tomar un papel activo en el championing de la misión LiveNOW, involucrarse con los actores clave en las Estaciones FTS para reforzar las necesidades y mejorar el proceso colaborativo. Ayudar a identificar futuros periodistas digitales y desempeñar un papel fundamental en la formación del nuevo personal sobre todos los aspectos técnicos, editoriales y de presentación de LIVENOW. Asistir activamente en el crecimiento y evolución del producto, participar en sesiones estratégicas para planificar e ejecutar cambios de programación diseñados para atraer nuevos públicos. Trabajar junto con el liderazgo de LiveNOw para desarrollar y ejecutir la estrategia digital. Manténgase al día acerca de noticias y eventos actuales. Técnico experto en multitarea con un fuerte conocimiento de los aspectos técnicos de la producción de noticias digitales, incluida la transmisión en vivo y la publicación de videos. Experiencia en operar una TriCaster o un sistema similar de producción de video más. Proficiente en las herramientas utilizadas para herramienta de recopilación de noticias basada en web, creación de contenido y monitoreo analítica digital. Juicio superior de noticias. Experto en redes sociales. Atención excesiva al detalle. Prosperan bajo presión. Horas variadas incluyendo fines de semana y días festivos según sea necesario. Somos un empleador de igualdad de oportunidades y todos los solicitantes calificados recibirán consideración por empleo sin importar raza, color, religión, sexo, origen nacional, identidad, discapacidad, estatus protegido por género o cualquier otra característica protegida por la ley. Consideraremos para el trabajo a candidatos cualificados con antecedentes penales dependiendo del derecho aplicable. De acuerdo con los requisitos de negociación estatales y pagar beneficios públicos, se les ofrecerá la tasa de prestaciones/beneficios correspondientes a este tipo de pago, con documentos finales de educación, así como otros servicios financieros (incluyendo un plan de seguro anual).