Digital Content Creator

Fox • Bethesda, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

FOX 5 DC / FOX 5 Plus is seeking a fast, detail-oriented, and highly dependable Digital Content Creator to join their industry-leading newsroom. This role serves as a key digital point person, ensuring stories and real-time news and events are covered with high velocity, accuracy, and impact across all platforms, including web, social, streaming, and connected TV. The position is based fully in FOX 5 DC’s newsroom in Bethesda, MD, with a nightside Monday - Friday shift.

Requirements

• Proven ability to move quickly on decision making and content creation without sacrificing quality or editorial judgment.
• Clear, proactive communicator who can coordinate effectively across teams during high-pressure situations.
• Experience publishing across CMS platforms, social media, streaming, and video platforms like YouTube.
• Strong news instincts with a commitment to journalistic integrity and a mastery of AP style.
• Comfortable managing the real-time production of multiple stories and platform priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency in content management systems, SEO, live streaming, vertical video editing, digital analytics, and basic photo editing.
• Reliable, collaborative, and solutions-focused—someone the newsroom can depend on as a go-to digital contact.
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or related field preferred.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience producing and publishing digital news content.
• Experience in a medium-to-large market newsroom preferred.
• Willingness to work early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Publishing and managing content as it develops in real-time across FOX 5’s website, apps, social platforms, and YouTube in coordination with the Northeast Regional Digital Content Team.
• Creating clear, accurate, and engaging content–including articles, video clips, live streams, social elements and push alerts–with a focus on being first (and best) to publish during breaking news, big stories and weather events.
• Managing live streams and VOD distribution for FOX LOCAL and social platforms, ensuring a seamless "lean-back" experience for our CTV audience.
• Working closely with newsroom staff, assignment desk, producers, regional team and field crews to ensure speed, accuracy, and consistency across platforms.
• Adapting and optimizing content for web, mobile, social media, and streaming audiences.
• Aggressively tracking wires, social feeds, and scanners to identify developing stories and initiate coverage immediately.
• Using SEO best practices and real-time analytics to maximize reach and improve performance.
• Partnering with the Northeast Region, the Group Content Team and other FTS markets to scale high-interest stories across the FTS network.
• Performing other duties as assigned, reporting to the Digital Editorial Lead.

Benefits

• Excellent health benefits
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• 401k with company match
• Access to onsite fitness center
• Vibrant local dining, and shopping options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level