Reporter, FOX Business
Job Number: R50027177
Brand: Fox Business Network
Job Type: Editorial, News
Location Type: Onsite
Experience Level: Experienced Hires
Location: New York, New York ; Washington, District of Columbia
Job Posting Date: November 15, 2024
OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY
Fox Business NetworkFOX Business Network (FBN) is a financial news channel delivering real-time information across all platforms that impact both Main Street and Wall Street. Headquartered in New York — the business capital of the world — FBN launched in October 2007 and currently ranks among the top business channels on television. The network is available in nearly 80 million homes in all markets across the United States. Owned by FOX Corporation, FBN is a unit of FOX News Media and has bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.JOB DESCRIPTION
The Fox News Media team seeks a general assignment Business Reporter to help cover a broad swarth of stories with a particular focus on pocketbook issues, the economy, government spending, corporate news, personal finance, retirement, money, career, as well as hot lifestyle and money trends. Your reporting will be published on FOXBusiness.com and Foxnews.com.
You will be offered the following shift:
10:00 AM ET - 6:00 PM ET Sunday-Thursday
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Pitch daily and weekly original stories and work efficiently to report, write and submit articles under deadlines.
Familiarity with monitoring social media platforms, Reddit, podcasts and forums for the latest breaking or trending news items of interest to FOX readers.
Monitor earnings conference calls for the news beyond the numbers.
Work in tandem with our FOX Business Network colleagues to cover breaking news and/or newsmaker segments.
Collaborate with a great group of hardworking colleagues across digital verticals.
Ability to multi-task in high pressure environment.
WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TABLE
5+ years of experience covering business news at a national digital news organization.
Understanding of traffic metrics via Chartbeat, Adobe or similar programs.
Curiosity about the nation’s biggest companies, trends and business newsmakers including CEOs, investors, entrepreneurs.
Be skilled at turning stories on tight deadlines or breaking news, delivering scoops.
Close familiarity with mining social media platforms and forums including Instagram, X, Facebook, Reddit for news.
The ability to identify trending news or viral trends impacting, or being of interest to, Fox Business readers.
Experience shooting/editing your own videos. Embrace video, audio and other non-text storytelling formats.
Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field of study is preferred, or equivalent experience.
Great team play and can-do spirit.
This is not an on-air position.
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.
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