Freelance Production Assistant, The Big Weekend Show

fox com; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 25 000 - 30 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Fox News Channel is seeking a Freelance Production Assistant for The Big Weekend Show. The role is onsite in New York, with a Wednesday–Sunday schedule.

You will thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment, edit videos and graphics, and support producers with leads, teases, segments, and live control room tasks. The ideal candidate has a journalism background, newsroom experience, and a passion for politics, current events, and pop culture.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field preferred or equivalent experience.
• Experience using Dalet.
• Familiarity with iNews, VIZ, and program rundowns.
• Broadcast news experience.
• Passion for political news, current events, and pop culture.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Solid news and editorial judgment, especially during breaking news.

Responsabilidades

• Create and edit compelling videos and graphics.
• Assist producers with leads, teases, and segments including VO/SOT selection and cutting.
• Coordinate reporter hits.
• Help manage and oversee graphic elements during the show in the control room during live broadcast.
• Pitch stories for the day’s news and future segments.
• Book guests during breaking news situations.
• Learn to compile research packets and produce segments.

Conhecimentos

Multitasking

Editorial judgment

Administrative skills

Under pressure

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field

Ferramentas

Dalet

iNews

VIZ

Descrição da oferta de emprego

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox News MediaFOX 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 Channel is looking for a talented Freelance Production Assistant to join the top-rated primetime program, The Big Weekend Show. As a Freelance Production Assistant, you thrive in a high-volume, collaborative, fast-paced environment and can complete tasks with minimal errors. If you have a passion for politics, current events and pop culture and are looking for a role to kick start your career, this is a great opportunity to learn the ropes and grow within the company.

This role is located fully onsite, and the schedule is Wednesday – Sunday.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• As the Freelance Production Assistant, you thrive in a high-volume, fast-paced environment and can complete tasks with minimal errors

• Create and edit compelling videos and graphics

• Assist producers with elements for the leads, teases, and segments, including selecting, pulling and cutting VO/SOTs

• Coordinatereporter hits

• Help manageand oversee graphic elements during the show in the control room during the live broadcast

• Pitch stories for news of the day and future segments

• Book guests during breaking news situations

• Learn to compile research packets and produce segments

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• A Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field of study is preferred, or equivalent experience

• Experience using Dalet

• Familiarity with iNews, VIZ, and an understanding of building program rundowns

• Broadcast news experience

• Passion for political news, current events, and pop culture

• Strong administrative and organizational skills

• Ability to multitask under pressure and meet tight deadlines

• Solid news and editorial judgment, especially during breaking news

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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 $17.79-22.00 per hour.