“Mornings with Maria” at Fox Business seeks a writer

Fox Business Network is looking for a creative, thorough, and hard-working writer to join the “Mornings with Maria” team.

As a writer, you will be responsible for drafting and editing stories, monologues, and teases in close collaboration with the show’s anchor & producers. The goal is to ensure scripts fit the anchor’s voice and tone of the show. You will be conducting research, selecting sound bites, and producing segments. You are well versed in politics, business, and current events. You will be responsible for taking ownership of ideas described by other people and be prepared to execute those ideas while also adding value to them.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Conduct in-depth research; identify valuable information and cut through clutter
Write and edit stories, segment introductions, and teases
Choose elements such as sound, video clips, and graphics
Participate in daily team meetings and pitch stories tailored to show host and audience

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

1-3 years of prior television (or similar) experience
Knowledge of politics, business, and current events
Ability to work collaboratively with others under deadline pressure
Ability to work independently and make smart decisions on your own
Ability to understand and implement ideas described by others
Willingness to listen, learn and grow from constructive criticism

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER

Bachelor’s degree in television, journalism, or a related field
National writing experience
Experience in a live control room

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.