Sports Multi-Media Journalist/Producer Job at Fox Corporation, Atlanta, GA

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  • Fox Corporation
  • Atlanta, GA

Job Description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox TV Stations

FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S. These include stations located in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas, or DMAs, and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 18 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network’s national content.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX 5 Atlanta is a leading broadcaster dedicated to delivering high-quality sports news and programming across multiple platforms. We are seeking a dynamic and talented Sports Multimedia Journalist/Producer to join our team and contribute to our mission of providing engaging and informative sports content to our audience.

The Sports Multimedia Journalist/Producer is responsible for shooting, gathering, editing, preparing, writing, and disseminating sports news information and video on-air, on live streams, online, and on social media. This role involves determining and formatting content and presentation of sportscasts and sports programs on broadcast and streaming platforms.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Line produce daily sportscasts and long-form sports programs for broadcast and streaming platforms as assigned.

  • Write script copy for sportscasts and sports programs.

  • Plan and coordinate the use of graphic elements in sportscasts and sports programs.

  • Produce and present extended live unscripted content from the field for the station’s live stream, often working alone and using a smartphone and related audio/video accessories.

  • Use contacts and sources to develop story ideas and participate actively in the daily planning process within the sports department; must be well-versed in local and national sports and comfortable interviewing sports figures in studio and in the field.

  • Shoot and edit both sports highlights and feature packages.

  • Present stories live in studio and on remote locations, assuming all responsibility for the final content and presentation.

  • Interact with the assignment desk and news managers regarding sports story development.

  • Write effective text copy for digital publication of sports stories.

  • Actively contribute to social media accounts on platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram on behalf of the station.

  • Travel on overnight assignments and use file-based video systems to deliver material back to the station via computer while on assignment.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

  • Must possess exceptional writing skills, be proficient in English grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and be able to use conversational broadcast copy style efficiently under daily deadline pressure.

  • Strong leadership qualities within the newsroom are expected.

  • Excellent communication skills required.

  • Able to prioritize and work under daily deadline pressure.

  • Experience with commercial drone flight operations preferred.

  • Must have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

  • Must have or obtain a valid, current passport to allow for international travel.

  • Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in a related field preferred.

  • Two years of experience producing or reporting sports for broadcast at a commercial television station or regional sports network preferred.

Job Tags

Local area, Live in, Night shift,

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