Freelance Field Producer: Breaking News & Live Shoots

Fox News Media; Chicago (IL); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 69.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Fox News Media is seeking a Freelance Field Producer to join the Chicago Bureau. You will cover major stories including breaking news, initiative stories, and special events, producing reporter liveshots and packages on location.

The role requires extensive field production experience, strong writing skills, and the ability to shoot video and operate LiveU. You must be willing to travel domestically and internationally, and work long hours with short notice.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field is preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 3 years’ experience as a reporter, writer, producer, and/or editor at a news organization.
• Extensive field production experience.
• Strong writing skills.
• Extensive experience in edit room.
• Production experience in breaking news, and feature reporting.
• Ability to shoot video and operate LiveU.
• Willingness to travel and work long hours, including weekends with short notice.

Aufgaben

• Producing reporter liveshots and packages on location
• Traveling domestically and possibly internationally to cover breaking news, often at the last minute for extended periods of time
• Pitching and developing original story ideas
• Newsgathering logistics, booking travel, assigning field crews
• Responsible for coordinating all aspects of production, including booking, writing, ordering graphics, and producing both taped segments and live shots
• Candidate needs to demonstrate, through past experience, strong communication skills to work with correspondents and photographers in the field

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field

Tools

LiveU

Jobbeschreibung

Fox News Media is seeking a Freelance Field Producer to join the Chicago Bureau. You will cover major stories including breaking news, initiative stories, and special events, producing reporter liveshots and packages on location.

The role requires extensive field production experience, strong writing skills, and the ability to shoot video and operate LiveU. You must be willing to travel domestically and internationally, and work long hours with short notice.