Economic Development, Manufacturing, Workforce Reporter
About The Position
Define a clear and compelling vision for the look, feel and voice of our products, including a thriving digital news operation, daily emails, alternative storytelling and social media engagement. Report and write short-form and long-form stories for the website and through breaking news alerts and push emails. 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 coverage.
- Ability to lead news-driven events, such as moderating on-stage panel discussions, fireside chats, high-profile newsmaker interviews.
- Proficient with MS Office Products
- Proficient with Web-Based Communication Platforms (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Define a clear and compelling vision for the look, feel and voice of our products, including a thriving digital news operation, daily emails, alternative storytelling and social media engagement.
- Report and write short-form and long-form stories for the website and through breaking news alerts and push emails.
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
