Freelance Production Assistant, The Big Weekend Show

Fox News Media; New York (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Fox News Media is seeking a Freelance Production Assistant for The Big Weekend Show in New York City. The role is fully onsite with a Wednesday through Sunday schedule, offering frontline exposure to fast-paced political news and pop culture coverage.

You will assist producers, create and edit video elements, coordinate hits, and help manage graphics during live broadcasts. A journalism-related degree or equivalent experience is preferred, with Dalet, iNews, and VIZ familiarity valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field preferred or equivalent experience.
• Experience using Dalet.
• Familiarity with iNews, VIZ, and 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

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
• Coordinate reporter hits
• Help manage and 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

Skills

Broadcast experience

Multitasking under pressure

Strong organizational skills

Editorial judgment

Story pitching

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Tools

Dalet

iNews

VIZ

Job description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox News Media 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 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
• Coordinate reporter hits
• Help manage and 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

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.