Freelance Assignment Editor, FOX Weather

Fox Corporation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 44,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

FOX Weather is seeking a confident, proactive Freelance Assignment Editor to join our newsroom. This role drives real-time weather news coverage, coordinating with programming and field teams to select compelling visuals and support storytelling across platforms.

Strong news judgment, ability to handle multiple breaking stories, and comfort under pressure are essential, as is experience in pitching, researching, and building editorial elements in a collaborative setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in journalism, communications, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of TV newsgathering, assignment desk, or field production experience.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to react quickly to breaking news.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with newsroom systems such as iNews or similar tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate breaking weather coverage across platforms with programming and field teams.
• Pitch unique guests, stories and segments and conduct in-depth research.
• Select compelling live visuals and graphics to support storytelling.
• Manage daily deadline turnarounds for a live show environment.
• Coordinate contributor feeds and build relationships with FOX affiliates.

Skills

Editorial judgment

Newsroom experience

Breaking news reaction

Deadline management

Pitch and research

Strong communication

Calm under pressure

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in journalism or related field

Job description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Weather FOX Weather is a 24/7 ad-supported streaming service operated by FOX News Media. Launched in October 2021, the platform builds upon FOX News Channel’s expansive newsgathering units & FOX Television Stations’ added resources with a combined 120 meteorologists for a comprehensive suite of weather products featuring local, regional and national reporting, in addition to live programming. Utilizing multiple radar systems, including an immersive mobile 3D radar, and more than 100,000 HD cameras located around the country, the service offers users an innovative approach to forecasting, including coverage surrounding all weather patterns, from immediate to long-term. FOX Weather is available via foxweather.com, the FOX Weather app on IOS and Android devices, as well as Tubi, Apple TV, Amazon, and Roku, through FOX’s Connected TV Apps.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fox Weather is America’s Weather Team, and we are seeking a confident, highly motivated, and proactive Freelance Assignment Editor to join our newsroom. This role is critical in driving real-time weather news coverage across all platforms. You will work closely with our programming and field teams to coordinate breaking weather events, select compelling live visuals, and support dynamic storytelling as we cover weather news. In this fast-paced environment, you must have strong news judgment, be comfortable handling multiple breaking stories at once, and thrive under pressure. Prior experience pitching, researching, writing, and building editorial elements in a collaborative team setting is key. An interest in weather is a must.

SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicate with officials and sources for editorial information
• Monitor both traditional and social media for breaking weather news stories
• Pitch unique and interesting guests, stories, and segments
• Conduct in-depth research and compile well-rounded reports for our field teams
• Help find stunning live visuals to support all platforms
• Select elements such as sound, video clips, and graphics to help tell a story
• Manage daily deadline turnarounds of a live show environment
• Monitor and coordinate contributor feeds and resources
• Build strong relationships with Assignment Desks at FOX affiliates and other news service partners across the FOX News Media Family

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• A Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, communications, or a related field of study preferred, or equivalent experience
• 1+ years of TV newsgathering, assignment desk, or field production experience
• Strong editorial judgment and the ability to react quickly to breaking news
• Ability to solve problems quickly, stay calm under pressure, and adapt rapidly to changing conditions
• Willingness to work early mornings, late nights, and weekends
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks without sacrificing accuracy
• Basic understanding of meteorology and weather science concepts
• Interest and understanding of weather, severe weather patterns, and their impacts
• Previous network-level or national newsroom experience
• Familiarity with newsroom systems such as iNews or similar editorial tools
• A degree or certification in meteorology or atmospheric sciences equivalent is a plus #LI-KC1

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

Pay

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 $32.00-40.00 per hour.

Our Culture

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 how 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.