Digital Video Producer

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.

Job Description

WTTG/WDCA – Digital Video Producer (Regular Full-Time)

FOX 5 DC is searching for a Digital Video Producer to own the lifecycle of our video content and its audience growth strategy. The Digital Video Producer is responsible for the developing, planning, producing, editing, and marketing of compelling video and visual content across a variety of digital channels and platforms for FOX 5 DC, including CTV, FAST channels, the FOX5DC.com website and news app, YouTube, and other social media platforms in short, long, and live streaming video formats.

Does this sound like you? You love creating great content and you understand how to grow an audience. You are tech savvy. Digital is how you keep up with what is happening in the world. You are into streaming, YouTube, TikTok, and Reels, and have an idea of what the next big thing might be–and how it could fit into a local TV station’s digital strategy. You know why it is important to understand who is watching your content–and what they are looking for. When it comes to data, you are excited to spot trends and use it to improve the content strategy and user experience. You cannot wait for the next big “pop” of viewers to enjoy your work–and obsess over making that big number the norm. You move fast, but never forget the details.

The Digital Video Producer works with the FOX 5 Newsroom to produce, optimize, and promote a variety of visually-focused storytelling, ranging from real time breaking news that requires immediate action and fast production turnaround times to planned weekly digital streaming shows and day-turn digital segments. This position reports to the FOX 5 DC Digital Content Manager. The role requires a creative, competitive self-starter with strong project management and efficient time management skills that understands the digital video consumer’s behavior across platforms and adapts quickly to the evolving and emerging media environment by monitoring and analyzing audience trends to adjust content and platform strategy, keeping user engagement and experience top of mind.

Primary responsibilities:

• Work with FOX 5 DC talent, editorial, production teams and managers to plan and execute daily and weekly digital production
• Pitch, develop, shoot, produce, edit, and optimize longform content for CTV app FOX Local’s weekly shows and segments for YouTube
• Plan, produce, edit, and post video short form and graphic based social media content and show promotional campaigns for TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook Reels
• Produce breaking news and live event streams for FOX Local, FOX5DC.com, and YouTube
• Program the streaming schedule for CTV, FAST, and website, prioritizing the user experience and analyzing audience data to optimize content delivery for user behavior
• Work with Digital Content Manager to analyze data for audience engagement, targeting and experience, and measure and report video content KPIs across platforms
• Additional video editing and project support for Creative Services department as needed
  
  

Skills:

• Experience editing short and long form video content for streaming or digital platforms
• Digital content and audience data analysis: Experience with Adobe Analytics, Tableau, and/or Excel or Sheets tracking and analysis preferred
• Strong news judgment and knowledge of current events and social media trends
• Knowledge of digital trends and video content creation best practices for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram; experience with FAST channels/CTV preferred
• Video-focused search engine optimization (SEO) and content optimization knowledge
• Video camera photography, audio, and lighting experience
• Video storytelling, writing, and storyboarding
• Strong writing and copy-editing skills
• Video and graphics edits in Premiere or Edius; Photoshop, Express
• Familiarity with live stream production
• Excellent organization and project management
• Ability to focus on the details while moving quickly in a fast-paced environment with short deadlines
  
  

Qualifications:

• 2-3 years editing, reporting or producing in a TV or digital news video production environment
• Degree in communications, media, journalism, or similarly applicable areas of study
• Must submit portfolio with clips of long and short form digital video content
  
  

This position is required to work at least one weekend day per work week, as well as the occasional full weekend. Schedule flexibility is a necessity in the case of breaking news on nights and weekends.

FOX 5 DC / FOX 5 Plus operates out of state-of-the-art studios and facilities in the heart of downtown Bethesda, MD. FOX offers excellent benefits, 401k with company match, generous paid time off, and professional development opportunities. Our studios air the most hours of news each week throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and surrounding areas with a viewing audience that is unmatched. FOX 5 is surrounded by a restaurant scene offering cuisines from around the world, boutiques, outdoor markets and so much more! The Bethesda Metro station is just steps away. Employees have access to the onsite fitness center and building accommodations.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. Please send an email to Mary.Baker@FOX.com, Call: 202-895-3232, or visit our readily accessible station located at 7272 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814 and a member of our recruiting team will assist you.

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.