Job Description

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

FOX 5 - WNYW offers a hands-on 6- Month Training Program for College Graduates interested in obtaining valuable experience in the various fields of Television Broadcasting. This training program requires no previous broadcast work experience, thereby, when the six months training period is completed, the goal is to provide the trainee with the prerequisite skills to acquire an entry-level position in the broadcasting field.

The Six Month Training Program is offered in the following departments:

• Newsroom
• "Good Day New York"

The Training Program offers:

• Hands on training with experts in the various fields of broadcasting.
• Access to staff employment opportunities pending availability and qualifications.
• Six months of employment which includes a full work week of 40 hours at a pay rate of $16.50 per hour.

Good Day New York Trainee

Monday – Friday 6:00am – 2:00pm or

Sunday – Thursday 12:00pm – 8:00pm

Assist producers with all aspects of production for Good Day New York. Daily responsibilities include researching stories, locations, celebrities, politicians and current newsmakers in the metropolitan area. During the show, greeting guests and bringing them from the Lobby to the Green Room and Studio. Attend daily staff meetings and assist producers with daily tasks, logging footage and scripts. Coordinate video clips and live feeds from Scando computer with Ingest. Must be a college graduate and have working knowledge of television production and communications.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Traineeship, Work experience placement, Local area, Sunday, Monday to Friday,

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