Breaking News Writer

This is a Full Time Job

Fox News Digital is looking for an experienced Writer to join our team. You love breaking news and thrive working in a fast-paced environment. You have 2+ years of experience in journalism with an eye for breaking and compelling news to serve our audience. You ''live and breathe'' news, consuming content from a wide variety of sources. You are able to write and produce several stories efficiently on a daily basis, mainly covering breaking news along with news of the day/trending news and some original reporting.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
• Cover breaking news events, writing quickly and precisely to help solidify Fox News as the go-to site for breaking news
• Pitch and cover stories that resonate with Fox News Digital's audience, aggregating with complete and proper attribution
• Pursue original and exclusive stories through close contact with sources
• Present all stories, original, breaking, and aggregated, in an accessible, consistent, and compelling style
• Collaborate closely with editors and fellow writers/reporters
• Obtain and edit the most compelling video and pictures for each story

WHAT YOU WILL NEED
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or a related field of study preferred, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience covering the news and newsroom experience
• An intense interest in news across verticals, including U.S., World, Politics, Business and more
• Knowledge of AP style is vital, as is a clear and crisp writing style
• Possess a firm grasp of current events and a desire to be precise, quick, and accurate in presenting the news to the vast Fox News Digital audience
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment and work under pressure in a fast-paced newsroom environment
• Ability to be flexible and work on some holidays as needed; possess an ''on-call'' mentality and be prepared to work under emergency or breaking news conditions
• Know-how in developing SEO-focused content
• PhotoShop and knowledge of video (iPhone) editing skills preferred
• Must be willing and available to travel on short notice

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