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Lee Enterprises • Fredericksburg, VA

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About The Position

Lee Enterprises is a mission-driven newsroom committed to producing high-quality, trustworthy journalism that informs, engages, and serves our community. As we grow our subscriber base, we’re doubling down on reporting that builds loyalty, trust, and long-term reader relationships across print and digital platforms.

We’re looking for a sharp, curious Reporter who understands that great journalism doesn’t just attract readers—it keeps them coming back. This role blends strong reporting fundamentals with an audience-first mindset, contributing stories that drive subscriber engagement and retention across print and digital publications.

Requirements

• Proven reporting experience in a newsroom environment (print, digital, or both)
• Strong news judgment and excellent writing, reporting, and interviewing skills
• Demonstrated understanding of audience engagement and subscriber-focused journalism
• Comfort working across platforms and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to analyze audience metrics and apply insights to editorial decisions
• Collaborative mindset and openness to experimentation and feedback

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with CMS tools, analytics platforms, and digital publishing best practices is a plus

Responsibilities

• Report and write accurate, compelling stories for both print and digital platforms
• Pitch and develop story ideas with a clear focus on reader value and subscriber retention
• Produce timely coverage, enterprise reporting, and explanatory journalism tailored to our core audience
• Collaborate with editors, audience, and product teams to optimize stories for engagement, loyalty, and impact
• Use audience data and subscriber insights to inform story selection, framing, and follow-ups
• Contribute to newsletters, ongoing coverage franchises, or recurring beats that serve subscriber needs
• Adapt stories for multiple formats, including web, mobile, print, and social platforms
• Maintain high standards of ethics, accuracy, and fairness in all reporting

Benefits

• Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities.
• We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance.
• In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match.
• We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work.
• This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees