Desk Assistant
Fox News Media
New York, NYThis is a Freelance Job
Member Summary:
Quick Summary (full description below):
Fox News is seeking a freelance Desk Assistant for their Assignment Desk in New York City. The role involves monitoring breaking news, communicating with officials, and acquiring news material for use across Fox News platforms.
• Years of Experience Required: Not mentioned
• Salary: $17.79 - $18.75 per hour
• Workplace Requirements: Onsite, ability to work any shift, including overnights, weekends, and holidays
• Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree and relevant work experience required
• Hard Skills Required: Knowledge of newsroom tapeless workflow, identifying news video and soundbites, monitoring traditional and social media
• Soft Skills Required: Strong editorial judgment, problem-solving, communication, and passion for current events
• Preferred Skills/Experience: Interest in international news, experience working in a fast-paced newsroom
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Full Posting:
Company: Fox News
Job Title: Freelance Desk Assistant
Location: New York City, NY
Position Summary:
Fox News is looking for a highly motivated freelance Desk Assistant to join their Assignment Desk team at the headquarters in New York City. The role involves handling multiple breaking news stories, monitoring media for updates, and acquiring news material for Fox News platforms.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Build strong relationships with Assignment Desks at Fox affiliates and news partners
• Communicate with officials and sources to gather editorial information
• Monitor traditional and social media for breaking news stories
• Identify news video and soundbites for breaking news coverage
• Acquire news material for use on Fox News Channel and its properties
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Bachelor’s degree and relevant work experience
• Strong editorial judgment and passion for breaking news
• Understanding of tapeless workflow in a newsroom
• Interest in international news
• Ability to identify and track breaking news stories
• Problem-solving skills
• Willingness to work any shift, including overnights, weekends, and holidays
Salary Range:
• $17.79 - $18.75 per hour
Work Environment:
• Onsite at Fox News headquarters, New York City, with flexible shift requirements
Salary/Benefits
$17.79 - 18.75 per hour
Additional Information
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANYFox News Media
FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the newly announced platform FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for 20 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks among the top business channels on cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.
