White House Producer

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fox News is looking for a tenacious White House Producer to join our Washington, DC team. As the White House Producer, you have strong sources and exceptional editorial skills. The White House Producer will have the ability to recognize stories with high potential for provocative, compelling television. The White House Producer is a proactive, passionate, and self-motivated individual who will work with our producers and reporters to break news and advance the networks' coverage.

This position involves working weekends, often out of town. In addition to this expected travel, the job will require frequent travel during the weekdays as well, often with little notice.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Build contacts and develop unique sources that allow you the opportunity to break news
• Provide editorial and logistical guidance to drive our White House coverage and stay ahead of our competitors
• Assist reporters in gathering video, picking sound bites for use on-air, with live shots, and producing packages
• Field produce, encompassing coordinating crews for the best coverage, conducting interviews, shooting video, and providing editorial readouts and pool reports
• Pitch stories and develop original content for television and digital that approach stories from unique angles

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• 5+ years of political reporting in a broadcast, print, or digital work environment
• Strong contacts in the White House, Capitol Hill, and federal agencies
• Exceptional editorial judgment and intricate knowledge of national and international politics
• Strong communication and writing skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multitask, and prioritize on a daily basis, and especially in breaking news situations
• Proficiency in shooting, editing and digitally transmitting video

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER
• Bachelor's degree

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