Producer

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

FOX Weather is looking for a 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 love to hunt for the best new original or exclusive story to tell and are committed to advancing stories 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:

• Effort exclusive and original news to be used in various deliverables on FOX Weather stream, foxweather.com, and across all distribution platforms

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

• Chase and confirm news on and off the record for FOX Weather in peacetime and active weather

• Pitch ideas for stories, emphasizing original reporting and advancing news as well as compelling, weather-adjacent content

• Write stories for foxweather.com, post to FOX Weather social platforms and cut video as needed

• Consistently meet fair deadlines and established productivity goals

• Monitor analytics to inform strategic content decisions

• 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:

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

• At least 4 years of experience in journalism, either digital outlets, traditional linear newsrooms or on an assignment desk

• Excellent news judgement, strong communication skills and a collaborative attitude

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

• Extensive knowledge of news cycle

• Social media savviness

• Passion for weather news

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

• Willingness to work weekends, nights or early mornings