Freelance Production Assistant, Media Desk

Job Position(s): Freelance Production Assistant, Media Desk

FOX Entertainment is hiring a Freelance Production Assistant for its Media Desk in New York, New York. This role sits within the broadcast news workflow, handling video ingest, metadata tagging, and archival logging for one of the highest-volume live news operations in cable television. It suits an early-career media professional who is comfortable in a live news environment and wants hands-on experience in broadcast production workflow.

About the Role

The Media Desk functions as a central hub for incoming video across FOX News Media properties, including FOX News Channel and FOX Business Network, which together reach 200 million viewers monthly. Day-to-day work involves processing large volumes of raw footage, applying editorial metadata, and maintaining quality control standards against broadcast specifications. Depending on department availability, this freelance production assistant position may run on a full-time or part-time schedule, with a realistic path toward a staff role with benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Attach editorial metadata to high volumes of incoming daily video, ensuring accurate tagging for retrieval across the broadcast news pipeline.
• Produce detailed shot-by-shot logs for footage selected for permanent archive, following house standards for long-term media management.
• Use video ingest hardware to transfer physical media into the digital asset system.
• Transcribe speeches and statements with accuracy and speed during breaking news situations.
• Monitor video quality control standards, verifying correct video levels and audio compliance before content moves downstream.
• Manage concurrent tasks across multiple incoming feeds without losing accuracy or turnaround speed.

What You Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in Broadcasting, Journalism, or Communications is preferred.
• Familiarity with iNews and Dalet Galaxy newsroom systems is a plus in this broadcast production workflow environment.
• Strong working knowledge of current events and the editorial judgment to prioritize content accordingly.
• Proven ability to manage several projects simultaneously under the pressure of live television production.
• Availability for flexible shifts, including weekends and holidays, as required by a 24-hour news operation.

Why This Role

FOX News Channel has ranked as the most watched television news channel for 20 consecutive years, and the Media Desk is a direct entry point into that production infrastructure. The pay rate for this Freelance Production Assistant role is $17.79 to $22.00 per hour, with final offer dependent on education, skills, and experience. For someone building a career in broadcast or live news production, the volume and variety of content moving through this desk is difficult to match at this level.

Apply now for the Freelance Production Assistant role at FOX Entertainment and put your broadcast production skills to work at one of cable news’s most recognized operations.