Digital Content Producer

FOX News Channel; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

FOX News Channel’s WFLD Fox 32 Chicago in Chicago, IL seeks a Digital Content Creator dedicated to telling stories for digital and social users in a fast-paced newsroom environment.

You will craft text stories, photos, live streams, and social posts, collaborating with the newsroom and monitoring analytics to grow engagement across Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube and beyond.

Qualifications

• Experience creating digital news content for online audiences.
• Ability to edit copy with strong grammar.
• Proficiency with major social platforms.

Responsibilities

• Create compelling, UX-focused content related to local news and events.
• Engage and build loyalty among communities.
• Liaise with newsroom to ensure digital/social dominance.
• Publish to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and more.
• Monitor real-time analytics and adjust content accordingly.

Skills

Digital storytelling

Social media

Content creation

Copy editing

Job description

Fox TV Stations FOX Television Stations (FTS) owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations, including stations in 14 of the top 15 markets and duopolies in 11. Eighteen are FOX Network affiliates, and together the stations produce approximately 1,300 hours of local news every week. FOX LOCAL, the company's free ad-supported digital and streaming product, extends that news, weather and local content across connected TV & mobile devices. LiveNOW from FOX expands the FTS portfolio even further as the only national streaming services to be truly live 24/7, covering breaking news and events as they happen.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We're hiring a Digital Content Creator to be part of our next-level team at WFLD Fox 32 Chicago in Chicago, IL. Reporting to the (Digital Content Manager/Digital Content Director), the Digital Content Creator will be laser-focused on telling stories that matter most to digital and social users-- and doing it better than anyone else. Does this sound like you? You're smart, fast on your feet, team-oriented and full of energy. You're an expert in digital and social media platforms. You know a big story when you hear it. You're obsessed with details. Nothing gets past you. You have a zero-tolerance policy for grammatical errors. You could copy edit in your sleep (but you won't— we promise). You love a fast-paced, challenging environment and crave the chance to learn new things. You've got goals, which you strive to meet and exceed (all of them). You thrive in a competitive, fearful society of creativity and expertise. What you do matters, and you're out to make a difference. Most of all, you want to win. Every. Single. Day. The person we're looking for lives and breathes digital news and information, and is driven by an intense passion for storytelling. If that's you, your dream team awaits.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create compelling, UX-focused content related to news, events and topics relevant to local users and beyond, including text stories, photos/graphics, live streaming content, breaking news, and social media elements.
• Engage and build loyalty among communities.
• Serve as liaison to newsroom, ensuring digital and social dominance.
• Reach and engage users on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and beyond.
• Work with Group Content Team and other FTS markets to distribute high-interest stories at scale.
• Follow group standards.
• Monitor real-time analytics.
• Other duties as deemed necessary and assigned.

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 $75,000.00-80,000.00 annually.

BENEFITS

• 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.

We’re disruptors. We’re big dreamers. We’re believers in the future, in possibility, in potential. We’re reinventing the world, every day. We create content for audiences big and small, global and local. We put our audiences first, and work hard to bring them stories they’ll love, wherever they are and however they watch, listen and learn. Whatever your discipline, from on-air talent to behind-the-scenes tech guru to business and finance, the career opportunities at FOX are exciting, rewarding and game-changing. We seek out the most talented individuals – the dreamers, the disruptors and the visionaries –and we want them to know that they matter. We’re committed to helping every single one of our employees feel valued and inspired, every day.