Freelance Field Producer, Chicago Bureau

FOX News Channel; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Fox News Channel in Chicago is seeking a Freelance Field Producer to cover major stories, including breaking news, initiative stories, and special events. You will produce liveshots and packages on location, coordinating all production aspects.

The role requires strong writing, extensive field production experience, and the ability to travel domestically, with long hours and weekend shifts as needed. Join a top cable news franchise and contribute to fast-paced coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field preferred or equivalent experience.
• 3 years' experience as 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.
• Willingness to travel and work long hours, including weekends with short notice.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Demonstrate strong communication with correspondents and photographers in the field

Skills

Field production experience

Strong writing skills

News reporting background

Travel willingness

Ability to shoot video

LiveU operation

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field (preferred)

Tools

LiveU

Job description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the newly announced platform FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for 20 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks among the top business channels on cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fox News is committed to delivering news as it happens. We love what we do and we're looking for passionate, talented people to help us lead, grow, and achieve our goals. Joining the number one cable news network in America is a singular opportunity to be part of a highly successful, dynamic team that has transformed the way people get their information.

Fox News is looking for a Freelance Field Producer to work in the Chicago Bureau. As a Freelance Field Producer, you will cover major stories including breaking news, initiative stories, and special events.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or a related field of study 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 #LI-AA1

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 $40.00-50.00 per hour.

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.