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. As part of Fox Corporation and Fox Television Stations, they deliver more hours of original live programming than any other local station in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia market. In this role, the Digital Content Creator will serve as a key digital point person, ensuring stories and real-time news and events are covered with high velocity, accuracy, and impact for the user across all platforms, including web, social, streaming, and connected TV. This 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.
• Willingness to work early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• 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.

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