Reporter

About This Role

This reporter role involves defining the vision for the company's news products across digital, print, and email platforms. The position suits a journalist who is driven to break news, develop sources, and deliver exclusive stories.

Responsibilities

• Define a clear and compelling vision for the look, feel, and voice of products, including a thriving digital news operation, a printed weekly edition, and daily emails
• Report and write short-form and long-form stories for the website and weekly print edition
• Own the beat, dictating day-to-day coverage and thriving on digging out source-driven exclusives
• Relentlessly develop sources and manage relationships with high-level executives and other community leaders
• Scoop competitors on every story of any significance, not only telling them what happened, but why and how

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Desire and ability to break news and to identify newsworthy events and sources
• Strong analytical and investigative-interviewing skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
• Ability to relate comfortably to a wide range of people, in person, on the phone, and online
• A clear drive to develop sources and build audience
• Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics, and story structure
• Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors
• Multimedia skills, including video, photos, broadcast, on-camera, helpful
• Proficient with MS Office Products
• Proficient with Web-Based Communication Platforms (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)