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Freelance Assignment Editor

United States, Washington 35.00 - 40.00 USD / Hour · Job Posted March 22, 2026
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FOX Weather is America’s Weather Team, and we are seeking a confident, highly motivated, and proactive Freelance Assignment Editor to join our newsroom. This role is critical in driving real-time weather news coverage across all platforms. You will work closely with our programming and field teams to coordinate breaking weather events, select compelling live visuals, and support dynamic storytelling as we cover weather news. In this fast-paced environment, you must have strong news judgment, be comfortable handling multiple breaking stories at once, and thrive under pressure. Prior experience pitching, researching, writing, and building editorial elements in a collaborative team setting is key. An interest in weather is a must.

Job Responsibility

  • Communicate with officials and sources for editorial information
  • Monitor both traditional and social media for breaking weather news stories
  • Pitch unique and interesting guests, stories, and segments
  • Conduct in-depth research and compile well-rounded reports for our field teams
  • Help find stunning live visuals to support all platforms
  • Select elements such as sound, video clips, and graphics to help tell a story
  • Manage daily deadline turnarounds of a live show environment
  • Monitor and coordinate contributor feeds and resources
  • Build strong relationships with Assignment Desks at FOX affiliates and other news service partners across the FOX News Media Family

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in journalism, communications, or a related field of study preferred, or equivalent experience
  • 1+ years of TV newsgathering, assignment desk, or field production experience
  • Strong editorial judgment and the ability to react quickly to breaking news
  • Ability to solve problems quickly, stay calm under pressure, and adapt rapidly to changing conditions
  • Willingness to work early mornings, late nights, and weekends
  • Ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks without sacrificing accuracy
  • Basic understanding of meteorology and weather science concepts
  • Interest and understanding of weather, severe weather patterns, and their impacts
  • Previous network-level or national newsroom experience
  • Familiarity with newsroom systems such as iNews or similar editorial tools

Nice to have

A degree or certification in meteorology or atmospheric sciences equivalent is a plus

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