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Sports Director
21st Century Fox
Charlotte, NC, United States
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OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANYFox TV Stations
FOX Television Stations is one of the nation's largest owned-and-operated network broadcast groups, comprising 28 stations in 17 markets and covering over 37% of U.S. television homes. This includes seven duopolies in the top 10 markets: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Houston; as well as duopolies in Minneapolis, Phoenix, Orlando and Charlotte.
JOB DESCRIPTION
• Performs essential duties and responsibilities of a sports anchor, reporter and producer. Shoots, writes and edits Sports packages for on air and online.
• Participates in individual and station social media posting. Works to obtain and cultivate social media followers. Strives for maximum engagement on all platforms.
• Establishes, maintains and cultivates relationships with individuals at professional and other local sports teams. Leverages those relationships for sports/news coverage.
• Oversees scheduling of sports personnel, in conjunction with news management.
• Reviews newscasts to ensure objectives are attained. Helps guide and coach Sports Anchor.
• Meets all scheduling and broadcast deadlines. Attends and participates in editorial meetings as well as other scheduled meetings.
• Acts as station goodwill ambassador to members of the public by attending public appearances throughout the year.
• Other duties as assigned by the VP of News or Assistant News Director.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism preferred or four years’ equivalent experience.
TYPICAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF POSITION:
Regularly stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
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.