Freelance Live News Host/Producer

Fox Corporation; Phoenix (AZ); À distance; USD 75 000 - 85 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

Fox TV Stations is seeking Freelance Host/Producers for LiveNOW from FOX to join our national live streaming news offering. You’ll host live, on-air coverage and drive viewer engagement while supporting other hosts behind the scenes.

This role blends front-of-camera hosting with editorial planning, researching stories, booking guests, and coordinating interviews. You will help audiences find the latest updates across digital, streaming, social and broadcast platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of current events and how audiences consume news across digital platforms.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly both on-air and behind the scenes in a fast-paced breaking news environment.
• Excellent editorial judgment, research skills, and attention to detail.
• Experience with digital news production, live streaming workflows, and newsroom technologies (e.g., TriCaster or similar).
• Strong organizational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and think several steps ahead.
• On-air hosting or reporting experience required.
• Flexibility to work varied hours, weekends, and holidays as news demands.

Responsabilités

• Gather, produce, and present live coverage across digital, streaming, social, and broadcast platforms.
• Host live streams, guiding viewers through developing stories in a clear, engaging, and informative manner.
• Research, plan, and build editorial coverage, including booking guests, coordinating interviews, and preparing for upcoming news events.
• Manage live video production elements including switching, graphics, and stream execution.
• Monitor live feeds, wires, social media, and newsgathering tools to identify breaking news and emerging stories.
• Execute and evolve the editorial plan, maintaining calendars and ensuring coverage is forward-looking and well-coordinated.
• Collaborate with FOX O&O stations and internal/external partners to source live video, interviews, and content.
• Pitch story ideas and contribute to editorial decision-making while upholding journalistic standards.
• Monitor real-time analytics to inform coverage decisions and optimize content performance.
• Support teammates across roles, including stepping in on-air or behind the scenes as needed.
• Maintain strong relationships with key contacts and sources to support coverage.

Connaissances

On-camera hosting

Journalistic communication

Editorial judgment

Newsroom tech literacy

Digital analytics awareness

Time management

Collaboration

Outils

TriCaster

Description du poste

Fox TV Stations is seeking Freelance Host/Producers for LiveNOW from FOX to join our national live streaming news offering. You’ll host live, on-air coverage and drive viewer engagement while supporting other hosts behind the scenes.

This role blends front-of-camera hosting with editorial planning, researching stories, booking guests, and coordinating interviews. You will help audiences find the latest updates across digital, streaming, social and broadcast platforms.