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Field News Producer

Fox News

Chicago, IL 09-30-2020
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Mid (2-5 years) Experience
Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION
Fox Business is looking for a Field Producer with great multitasking abilities. As a Field Producer, you cover major stories including breaking News, initiative stories, and special live event projects. You will also regularly work in house on live and taped programs. You have creative and ''out of the box'' thinking and a competitive edge. Your familiarity with covering breaking news in a competitive environment allows you to deliver a quality product in a fast-paced 24-hour News environment!

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Pitch and develop original story ideas for cable
• Work on live special events
• Own the production process in the field, from pitching stories, writing of the script, and supervising the editing process
• Coordinate all aspects of the production of delegated assignments including booking, writing, graphics, and producing both taped segments and live shots
• Collaborate with show teams on segments
• Work on the production of taped Fox Business programming

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• 3 years of experience as a reporter, writer, producer, and/or editor at a News organization
• Prior field production experience
• Strong writing skills, including proven ability to structure script segments of 8 minutes or more
• Experience in the editing room
• Production experience in breaking news and feature reporting
• Flexibility to work varied weekday shifts and travel as needed
• Interest in business news

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj69mb-3-145-91-59-42 in your application.

Company Profile
Fox News

FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOX News podcasts and the direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service FOX Nation. A top five-cable network, FNC has been the most watched television news channel for more than 18 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks as the number one business channel on cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.