Associate Producer

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fox News is looking for an exceptional Associate Producer to join our Washington, DC ''Fox News @ Night'' team. As an Associate Producer, you have keen editorial skills-including strong writing and copyediting talent. You have the ability to recognize stories with high potential for provocative, compelling television and pitch guests that will inform and enlighten our viewers. You are a pro-active, passionate, and self-motivated individual. You handle breaking news well-and can deal effectively with last minute changes and multi-tasking. You are a team player that works well with diverse editorial staffs, guests, and technical teams.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Writing compelling and informative news scripts that are accurate and conversational
• Building contacts and developing unique sources that allow you the opportunity to pitch and produce informative guest segments
• Building graphics and lower thirds that help emphasize and enlighten the viewer on the news subject at hand
• Editing VO's and Soundbites for air, and package producing taped interviews and field pieces
• Responsible for working with reporters to produce live shots and packages

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• 2 years of television news experience
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multitask, and prioritize on a daily basis, and especially in breaking news situations
• Strong communication and writing skills, including copyediting
• Experience booking guests and producing guest segments
• Experience with iNews and Viz systems

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r7ez1p-3-149-233-97-42 in your application.