Senior Producer, Content Core

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Weather

FOX Weather is a 24/7 ad-supported streaming service operated by FOX News Media. Launched in October 2021, the platform builds upon FOX News Channel’s expansive newsgathering units & FOX Television Stations’ added resources with a combined 120 meteorologists for a comprehensive suite of weather products featuring local, regional and national reporting, in addition to live programming. Utilizing multiple radar systems, including an immersive mobile 3D radar, and more than 100,000 HD cameras located around the country, the service offers users an innovative approach to forecasting, including coverage surrounding all weather patterns, from immediate to long-term. FOX Weather is available via foxweather.com, the FOX Weather app on IOS and Android devices, as well as Tubi, Apple TV, Amazon, and Roku, through FOX’s Connected TV Apps.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for…FOX Weather is looking for a Senior Producer to join our Content Core team in New York City. The FOX Weather Content Core is on the front lines of the weather news industry and critical to driving the overall content strategy of FOX Weather that powers our live programming, digital articles & videos on foxweather.com and the FOX Weather app and content across all social media platforms. You are committed to excellent storytelling in the weather news beat 24/7. You have a team-first mentality and dedicated passion for news to be successful in this position at FOX Weather.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Under direction of Manager, Content Core, assign content to chase and produce across all verticals, prioritizing breaking weather news as the team’s number one urgency

• Set assignment deadlines and hold Content Producers accountable for productivity

• Edit all article and video content to ensure an excellent standard of quality

• Ensure consistency of news and information when published across all platforms

• Hunt and clear UGC for all of FOX Weather to use across all platforms

• Write stories, clip videos, do basic video editing, post to social platforms as needed

• Execute decisions for content assignments based off analytics, both real-time and historical trends

• Verify accuracy for news and meteorological information cleared and produced by Content Core

• Support all functions of FOX Weather’s Content Core, assisting with logistics for field team, ingestion requests and coordination internally and externally as assigned

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Must be able to handle delegating, assigning and all obligations of a demanding news cycle

• Ability to utilize various content management, newsgathering and collaboration tools such as Airtable, Jira, Wordpress, WSI graphics among others

• Extensive knowledge of meteorology and news cycle

• Ability to work under deadline and pressure of a fast-paced newsroom

• At least 6 years of experience in journalism, either digital outlets, traditional linear newsrooms or on an assignment desk

• Willingness to work weekends, nights or early mornings