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Fox Business Network seeks producer in DC

The Producer is responsible for gathering editorial information and video material and preparing it for use on the air in the form of live shots, packages or other means.

Job Duties: 

  • Attend and/or log briefings, hearings, and news conferences; and conduct interviews of newsmakers, both over the phone and on air
  • Select video and sound bites and oversee editing
  • All other duties associated with the logistics of the above tasks, such as arranging travel, hiring crews, studios, and/or means of transmission, as necessary

Basic Qualifications: 

  • Good editorial judgment as well as strong logistical skills
  • Knowledge of national politics and an understanding of business
  • The ability to work well in a fast paced and intense atmosphere
  • Familiar with iNews
  • Flexibility to work various shifts when needed
  • Motivated self-starter who is able to work independently and in a team environment
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize
  • A demonstrated ability to gather news in the nation’s capital
  • Understands and shares the Fox commitment to fair and balanced news coverage

Additional Job Requirements:

  • Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through careers.foxnews.com to be considered
  • Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, under tight deadline pressure, including breaking news
  • Must be willing to work in Washington, D.C.
  • Must be willing to submit to a background investigation
  • Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

To apply, go here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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