Meteorologist/Reporter

FOX News Channel; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

FOX News Channel is seeking a Reporter/Meteorologist to cover Austin, the Hill Country, and San Antonio across live streams, social platforms, FOX7Austin.com, and traditional newscasts. You will be part of our dynamic news team, with opportunities to work in the field and in the studio.

We seek a storyteller who can go beyond standard TV packages, creating compelling video, text, graphics, and social content for diverse audiences in Central and South Texas.

Qualifications

• At least three years of reporting and/or meteorology experience.
• Strong live, digital, and social-media skills.
• Ability to shoot, write, edit, and produce content independently.
• Experience covering severe weather and breaking news.
• A passion for serving Central and South Texas communities.
• Fill-in anchor experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Cover Austin, the Hill Country, and San Antonio across live streams, social media, FOX7Austin.com, and linear newscasts.
• Work both in the field and in the studio.
• Create compelling video, text, graphics, and social content beyond traditional TV packages.

Skills

Meteorology

Reporting

Live/Digital/Social

Shoot/Write/Edit

Job description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox TV Stations FOX Television Stations (FTS) owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations, including stations in 14 of the top 15 markets and duopolies in 11. Eighteen are FOX Network affiliates, and together the stations produce approximately 1,300 hours of local news every week.

FOX LOCAL, the company's free ad-supported digital and streaming product, extends that news, weather and local content across connected TV & mobile devices.

LiveNOW from FOX expands the FTS portfolio even further as the only national streaming services to be truly live 24/7, covering breaking news and events as they happen.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporter/Meteorologist to cover Austin, the Hill Country, and San Antonio across live streams, social media, FOX7Austin.com, and linear newscasts.

This role is part of our news team, with opportunities to work both in the field and in the studio.

We need a strong storyteller who can think beyond traditional TV news packages and create compelling video, text, graphics, and social content.

• At least three years of reporting and/or meteorology experience
• Strong live, digital, and social-media skills
• Ability to shoot, write, edit, and produce content independently
• Experience covering severe weather and breaking news
• A passion for serving Central and South Texas communities
• Fill-in anchor experience is a plus

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 $50,000.00-60,000.00 annually.

• This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents.
• Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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.