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

WOFL FOX 35 Orlando is seeking a Streaming Associate Producer to support daily streaming coverage and help maintain a consistent, engaging viewer experience across FOX LOCAL and our digital platforms. This role will help produce weekend streaming coverage alongside the weekend host while spending the remaining weekdays supporting live coverage, identifying and booking timely newsmakers, preparing interviews, and helping the streaming team respond quickly to breaking news and developing stories across Central Florida.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the development and production of live and on-demand streaming content for FOX 35 Orlando and FOX LOCAL.
• Help produce weekend streaming programming, including rundowns, segments, interviews, video, graphics, and other production elements.
• Identify timely Central Florida stories, newsmakers, and guests who can add context and perspective to live coverage.
• Research, pitch, and book guests for live interviews and streaming segments.
• Prepare interview research, questions, background materials, and supporting visual elements.
• Monitor breaking news and developing stories and help the streaming team quickly build and update live coverage.
• Write clear, compelling, and accurate copy for streaming, digital, social, and linear platforms.
• Select and organize video, soundbites, graphics, maps, user-generated content, and other visual elements for assigned stories and segments.
• Write copy that effectively complements video, sound, and other visual elements.
• Proofread and edit streaming, broadcast, and digital copy for accuracy, grammar, spelling, and editorial standards.
• Track developing stories and provide timely updates as new information becomes available.
• Proactively research and gather the information, video, graphics, and other materials needed to complete assigned stories.
• Work with reporters, photographers, editors, producers, and field teams to coordinate video, graphics, logistics, and other production needs.
• Assist with live-streaming production and help ensure streams run smoothly and accurately.
• Organize, write, and edit stories for streaming, newscasts, digital, and social platforms as assigned by Producers and/or the Executive Producer.
• Contribute ideas for conversational segments, interviews, and new streaming formats.
• Build productive relationships with newsroom leadership and colleagues to strengthen content development and production.
• Maintain a strong commitment to journalistic ethics, accuracy, fairness, and community service.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 

 WHAT YOU WILL NEED

 

• A Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, broadcasting, digital media, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• 2+ years of experience in news production, digital journalism, streaming, or a related newsroom role.
• Strong writing, editing, research, and storytelling skills.
• Strong news judgment and a commitment to factual accuracy.
• Experience writing and producing content for digital, streaming, broadcast, or social platforms.
• Ability to identify compelling stories, guests, and angles for live and on-demand coverage.
• Ability to work quickly and accurately during breaking news and developing stories.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments under tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with video, graphics, digital publishing, and social media workflows.
• Ability to quickly learn and effectively use newsroom, editing, publishing, and production software systems.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with producers, anchors, reporters, photographers, editors, and digital teams.
• Ability to respond well to direction, feedback, and changing editorial priorities.
• Dependability, professionalism, and a willingness to work a flexible schedule.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced newsroom and live-production environment.

 

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER

• Experience producing or assisting with live newscasts, streams, or digital programming.
• Experience researching and booking guests or newsmakers for live interviews.
• Experience preparing interview questions, research, and supporting materials.
• Experience with FOX LOCAL, CTV, OTT, or other digital video platforms.
• Experience creating graphics, maps, and other visual elements for news coverage.
• Experience with newsroom rundown, content-management, video-editing, graphics, and social-publishing tools.
• Experience producing short-form or vertical video for social platforms.
• Experience monitoring audience engagement or content-performance analytics.
• Experience working in a fast-paced local newsroom.
• Knowledge of Central Florida / Orlando news, communities, weather, politics, public safety, culture, and other issues important to local audiences.

 

Working conditions (IF APPLICABLE)

 

Flexibility to work weekends, holidays and varied hours required.

 

Physical requirements (IF APPLICABLE)

 

Regularly stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.  Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

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.

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 $19.00-21.39 per hour. 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.

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