Streaming News Producer

Fox Corporation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Fox Television Stations in Seattle is seeking a Streaming News Producer to drive live streaming coverage and digital-first news distribution across FOX LOCAL and social platforms. You will manage live coverage, clipping, encoding, and real-time distribution while collaborating with newsroom and engineering teams to optimize for speed, accuracy, and engagement.

The role emphasizes platform-native storytelling for mobile and CTV, with attention to analytics and editorial judgment in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred, ideally in Journalism, Communications, Media Production, TV/Film production, or a related field with a digital focus.
• 3+ years of experience producing digital video, live streams, or social-first news content; newsroom experience strongly preferred.
• Strong technical proficiency with live streaming workflows, including video switching, live publishing, clipping, and distribution.
• Hands-on experience with video editing tools; Adobe Creative Suite experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated understanding of social media platforms, video formats, and audience behavior across digital ecosystems.
• Experience using analytics tools to measure performance and adjust content strategy in real time.

Responsibilities

• Produce and manage live streaming coverage of breaking news, live events, press conferences, and original programming for FOX LOCAL and social platforms.
• Operate and oversee streaming production tools, including live switching, encoding, clipping, publishing, and real-time troubleshooting.
• Create platform-native digital and social video content, including live clips, short-form video, graphics, and text-based storytelling optimized for mobile & CTV consumption.
• Distribute and optimize content across the FOX Local app, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, and emerging platforms with an emphasis on audience growth and engagement.
• Collaborate with newsroom, digital, social, and production/engineering teams to align coverage, workflows, and priorities across platforms.
• Monitor real-time analytics, audience behavior, and trending topics to inform editorial and production decisions before, during, and after live streams.
• Ensure all content meets journalistic standards, legal requirements, and FOX group guidelines for quality, accuracy, and consistency.
• Participate in ongoing testing and refinement of streaming formats, tools, and workflows.
• Assist in the planning, production and publication of regular podcasts on both VOD and audio platforms.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Live streaming workflows

Video editing

Analytics tools

Editorial judgment

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred in Journalism/Communications/Media Production

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

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

KCPQ/KZJO FOX 13 Seattle is seeking a Streaming News Producer with strong technical instincts and a deep understanding of digital-first news production. This role is centered on live streaming, social video, and platform-native storytelling. You will be responsible for producing, managing, and optimizing live and on-demand content across FOX LOCAL and major social platforms, ensuring coverage is fast, accurate, visually compelling, and technically sound. Reporting to the Streaming Executive Producer, the ideal candidate is fluent in the mechanics of streaming production and social/digital distribution, CTV, and understands how audiences consume news outside of linear TV with a balance of speed, quality, and journalistic integrity. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in a live environment and wants to build the future of local news. Does This Sound Like You? You are digitally native, technically confident, and calm under pressure. You understand streaming workflows, live video production, and best practices for digital and social platforms. You have strong news judgment, pay close attention to detail, and can make smart editorial and technical decisions quickly. You enjoy collaborating across teams, experimenting with new formats, and using data to improve performance. You want to create content that reaches audiences where they are and keeps them coming back.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce and manage live streaming coverage of breaking news, live events, press conferences, and original programming for FOX LOCAL and social platforms.
• Operate and oversee streaming production tools, including live switching, encoding, clipping, publishing, and real-time troubleshooting.
• Create platform-native digital and social video content, including live clips, short-form video, graphics, and text-based storytelling optimized for mobile & CTV consumption.
• Distribute and optimize content across the FOX Local app, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, and emerging platforms with an emphasis on audience growth and engagement.
• Collaborate with newsroom, digital, social, and production/engineering teams to align coverage, workflows, and priorities across platforms.
• Monitor real-time analytics, audience behavior, and trending topics to inform editorial and production decisions before, during, and after live streams.
• Ensure all content meets journalistic standards, legal requirements, and FOX group guidelines for quality, accuracy, and consistency.
• Participate in ongoing testing and refinement of streaming formats, tools, and workflows.
• Assist in the planning, production and publication of regular podcasts on both VOD and audio platforms.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree preferred, ideally in Journalism, Communications, Media Production, TV/Film production, or a related field with a digital focus.
• 3 or more years of experience producing digital video, live streams, or social-first news content; newsroom experience strongly preferred.
• Strong technical proficiency with live streaming workflows, including video switching, live publishing, clipping, and distribution.
• Hands-on experience with video editing tools and production software, Adobe Creative Suite experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated understanding of social media platforms, video formats, and audience behavior across digital ecosystems.
• Experience using analytics tools to measure performance and adjust content strategy in real time.
• Excellent editorial judgment, writing skills, and attention to detail in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams.
• Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and non-traditional hours as news demands.

PAY AND BENEFITS

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.

View more detail about FOX Benefits.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

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.

COMPENSATION

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 $80,000.00-84,000.00 annually.

JOB CODE

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CULTURE

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.