Weekend Anchor/News Reporter

Overview of the Company

Fox TV Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S., including stations in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas (DMAs) and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest (New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago). These stations are affiliated with the FOX Network and produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news weekly.

Job Description

The content generation team at FOX 26 is re-imagining how local news is gathered, presented, and disseminated, across multiple platforms with a keen emphasis on streaming/CTV. We no longer wait for appointed times to deliver content. We're a 24/7 LIVE/HAPPENING NOW & AUTHENTIC STREAMING FIRST news organization. We are hiring a Weekend Anchor / Reporter who has a passion for creating content across live streaming news programs, digital news sites, social media, and linear TV.

Responsibilities

• Ancillary to the role, you’ll anchor weekend streaming hours.
• During the week, your focus will be reporting across multiple platforms and filling in behind the desk as needed.
• You’re not talking about your plan for the 5pm or 6pm newscast. You’re talking about how you will deliver content NOW and throughout the day on FOX Local.
• You ditched the “anchor voice” long ago and you’ve mastered a more authentic style of delivery that doesn’t rely on a teleprompter.
• You already understand and execute non-traditional storytelling formats using video, text, graphics, and music. And you create that content for live streaming, website, and social platforms in a way that can later be repurposed for linear.
• You’re totally cool never doing a TV news package again. We don’t want them and our creators are learning to tell stories with less formality, more authenticity (no “anchor voices”) and in ways that are tailored specifically to platform.
• You’ve already created a significant social footprint across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Your content is rooted in news, not just selfies and vacation photos.

Requirements

• A streaming and digital first mindset, that has evolved beyond TV news constructs.
• You’re not talking about your plan for the 5pm or 6pm newscast. You’re talking about how you will deliver content NOW and throughout the day on FOX Local.
• You ditched the “anchor voice” long ago and you’ve mastered a more authentic style of delivery that doesn’t rely on a teleprompter.
• You already understand and execute non-traditional storytelling formats using video, text, graphics, and music. And you create that content for live streaming, website, and social platforms in a way that can later be repurposed for linear.
• You’re totally cool never doing a TV news package again. We don’t want them and our creators are learning to tell stories with less formality, more authenticity (no “anchor voices”) and in ways that are tailored specifically to platform.
• You’ve already created a significant social footprint across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Your content is rooted in news, not just selfies and vacation photos.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience as an anchor and reporter in a professional news operation.
• Candidates who have experience hosting unscripted, live news streaming programs will really get our attention.

Skills

• A streaming and digital first mindset, that has evolved beyond TV news constructs.
• You’re not talking about your plan for the 5pm or 6pm newscast. You’re talking about how you will deliver content NOW and throughout the day on FOX Local.
• You ditched the “anchor voice” long ago and you’ve mastered a more authentic style of delivery that doesn’t rely on a teleprompter.
• You already understand and execute non-traditional storytelling formats using video, text, graphics, and music. And you create that content for live streaming, website, and social platforms in a way that can later be repurposed for linear.
• You’re totally cool never doing a TV news package again. We don’t want them and our creators are learning to tell stories with less formality, more authenticity (no “anchor voices”) and in ways that are tailored specifically to platform.
• You’ve already created a significant social footprint across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Your content is rooted in news, not just selfies and vacation photos.

Benefits

• 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 $110,000.00-120,000.00 annually.
• 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.