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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.
Are you a fast-paced news writer and digital storyteller ready to make an impact in a premier Top 10 market? FOX 5 Atlanta is looking for a driven, detail-oriented Associate Producer to join our news team.
In this role, you will be in the center of the action—writing stories, building visual graphics, coordinating live field coverage, and distributing content across our linear broadcast, streaming, website, and social media platforms. If you thrive under deadline pressure and want to build a career in TV news, we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Do
You will work directly with Producers, field crews, and digital teams to power our multi-platform news coverage.
Broadcast & Streaming Writing: Craft clean, conversational scripts and build dynamic graphic elements for daily newscasts and streaming broadcasts on tight deadlines.
Control Room & Live Execution: Assist in the control room during live newscasts, coordinating live shots, field talk-backs, and breaking news coverage.
Digital & Social Publishing: Create and adapt news content for mobile, web (Spark CMS), and social platforms to engage our digital audience.
Field & Crew Coordination: Support field communications, schedule interviews, and organize package shoots as needed.
Real-Time Collaboration: Work on-site at our station to ensure seamless integration with our news, production, and digital teams.
What You Bring to the Table
We are looking for a collaborative team player with sharp news judgment and strong language skills.
Copywriting Mastery: Proven skill in writing conversational broadcast copy with visual storytelling elements under daily deadline pressure.
Grammar & Precision: Exceptional command of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Technical Savvy: Experience with (or quick ability to learn) newsroom systems including iNews, BitCentral, Chyron LUCI/Axis, Spark CMS, and Slack.
Communication: Clear, effective, and polite communication skills when interacting with news sources, field crews, and the public.
Operational Agility: A flexible mindset ready to adapt to breaking news and shifting station priorities.
Education & Experience
Experience: One (1) year of producing or newsgathering experience at a commercial television station is preferred.
Video Editing: Experience editing video segments for broadcast is a strong plus.
Education: Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university is preferred.
Position Requirements
Why Join FOX 5 Atlanta?
Working at WAGA-TV offers an unmatched opportunity to refine your line-producing and digital skills in one of the country's most dynamic media markets. You’ll collaborate with seasoned journalists, gain control-room experience, and help tell the stories that matter most to the Atlanta community.
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.
Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $26.44-28.85 per hour. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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