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

T h is is a r a re opportunity to jo in one o f F lorid a ’s to p TV st a t ion s. W TV T- F OX 13 in T a mp a is look in g to hire a News Reporter/MMJ . We a re the dom in a nt st a t ion in the m a rket a nd cont in ue to evolve the w a y we serve our vie we rs . Be sides our tr a dition a l news c a s t s, we a re a stre a m in g fir st news org a niz a t ion. A s a we ekd a y R eporter/MMJ you will in nov a t e, write, a nd de live r compell in g content a cross every pl a t f or m, f rom the l in e a r news c a s t to a bre a k in g news live stre a m. You will a t times be required to shoot a nd edit y ou r content a s we ll. T h is bure a u position will cover be a ut i f ul P in ell a s County a long the Gul f co a s t, home to St. Petersburg a nd Cle a rw a t er.

We w a nt a j our n a l is t who h a s evolve d be yond l in e a r telev is ion th in k in g a nd work f lows. The content you cre a t e will be designed f or a ll our news pl a t f or ms. It’s not a l w a y s a bout turn in g a news p a ck a ge, it’s a bout connect in g with our vie we rs to tell s to ries f or a ll pl a t f or ms. A s a bure a u reporter cover in g the most densely popul a t ed county in F lorid a , you h a ve opportunities to cover the vibr a nt co a s tl in e a nd grow in g down to wns. I f you h a ve a p a s sion f or v is u a l s to ry tell in g a nd the drive to le a d the digit a l f rontier, y ou r next big s to ry st a rts here.

Job Sn a pshot:

• On- A ir Presence: Present s to ries live in -studio a nd f rom remote loc a t ions, t a k in g f ull ownership o f the f in a l content a nd de live r y.
• Solo F ield Production: Shoot , write, a nd edit high-qu a lity news video f or bro a dc a s t a nd digit a l pl a t f or ms.
• Own the A re a : You a re the expert f or P in ell a s County , know every corner f rom St. Pete to T a rpon Spr in gs. Build a network o f loc a l s our ces a nd underst a nd the unique pulse o f the community.
• Digit a l & Soci a l F irst : Write sh a rp, e f f ective text copy f or our digit a l sites a nd m a in t a in a n a ctive soci a l medi a presence.

A m in imum o f 2 ye a rs o f experience a s a reporter is pre f erred. A reel th a t demonstr a t es y ou r a bility to shoot , edit a nd produce content will get you not iced. T h is is not a n entry-level position or a position f or c a nd id a t es who do not h a ve a news g a t he r in g b a ckground.  

Job Tags

Live in, Local area, Remote work

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