Sports Multi-Media Journalist Jobs

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.

FOX 5 Atlanta is seeking a highly motivated, dynamic, passionate and creative Sports Multi-Media Journalist. The Sports Multi-Media Journalist shoots, gathers, edits, prepares, writes, and disseminates sports news information and video on the air, online and on social media.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Uses contacts and sources to develop story ideas and participates actively in the daily planning process within the sports department; must be well versed in local and national sports and be comfortable interviewing sports figures in studio and in the field
• Travels on overnight assignments and uses file-based video systems to deliver material back to the station via computer while on assignment
• Actively contributes to social media accounts on platforms including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on behalf of the station
• Writes effective text copy for digital publication of sports stories
• Shoots and edits both sports highlights and feature packages
• Makes occasional promotional appearances on behalf of the station and must communicate clearly and deal effectively and politely with the public in person, over the phone and via the internet.
• Presents stories live in studio and on remote locations assuming all responsibility for the final content and presentation
• Line produces daily sportscasts and long-form sports programs as assigned
• Integrates graphics, video and audio into cohesive packages for use in sportscasts and/or webcasts

Requirements

• Must have or obtain a valid, current passport to allow for international travel
• Able to prioritize and work under daily deadline pressure
• Experience with commercial drone flight operations preferred
• Must possess exceptional writing skills, be proficient in English grammar, spelling and punctuation and must be able to use conversational broadcast copy style efficiently under daily deadline pressure
• Must have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record
• Strong leadership qualities within the newsroom are expected
• Excellent on-camera delivery and communication skills required

A Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in a related field preferred.

Two years of experience as a sports reporter from a commercial television station preferred.

At least one year experience shooting and editing sports or news packages at a commercial television station.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

At FOX, we foster a culture and environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent across our company. We live in a diverse world, with different ideas and different perspectives that come together to spark new ideas and make great things happen. That means reflecting the diversity of the world around us is critical to our company’s success. We ensure that our viewers, communities and employees feel heard, represented, and celebrated both on screen and off.