Suburban Growth & Accountability Reporter (UNION)

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Bachelor's or master's in communications, journalism or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• •Two years of reporting experience in a daily newsroom
• •Strong communication skills
• •news judgment
• •headline-writing ability
• •Strong interpersonal skills
• •SEO skills
• •proficiency on social media platforms, including Facebook, X, Threads and Instagram
• •experience engaging readers in this public space
• •Energetic self-starter
• •a fast thinker who can spot stories that matter
• •Experience shooting and editing photos and video on an iPhone
• •Experience using artificial intelligence to assist news gathering
• •Ability to multitask and excel in a fast-paced environment under intense deadline pressure
• •Ability to work collaboratively and efficiently with a team of journalists
• •Strong writing, spelling and grammar skills
• •knowledge of AP style
• •Familiarity with using audience metrics to guide coverage
• •Command of media law
• •principles of ethical conduct
• •Some or all of the following: deep curiosity and unrelenting commitment to get to the bottom of an issue, hold individuals and institutions accountable, and identify solutions
• •comfortable authoring a newsletter highlighting their suburban coverage
• •attuned to the community
• •a feel for the local buzz
• •infiltrate social media
• •develop a deep source roster
• •recognize compelling, shareable stories
• •quick to jump on them
• •break down issues, politics, and government actions into digestible, to-the-point stories
• •use audience metrics to guide coverage decisions
• •Versatility
• •coverage will stretch from stories about proposed new developments to the needs of a city's most vulnerable residents to city council races to service journalism about 10 new road projects to look for
• •jump in on trending and breaking news
• •cover for colleagues as needed
• •There will be some weekend and night assignments

Desired Qualifications

• •The best candidate has a deep curiosity and unrelenting commitment to get to the bottom of an issue, hold individuals and institutions accountable, and identify solutions
• •They also should be comfortable authoring a newsletter highlighting their suburban coverage and being a face and brand readers are eager to engage with in their assigned area
• •This reporter will be attuned to the community and have a feel for the local buzz
• •They will infiltrate social media and develop a deep source roster so they can uncover and break exclusive, impactful stories about the topics and issues that matter most to our audience
• •In this fast-growing area, growth and development, data centers, economic and social disparity, affordable housing, and traffic are among key coverage topics
• •We expect that that this reporter will recognize compelling, shareable stories and will be quick to jump on them and consistently that makes a difference and helps retain and grow audience
• •The best applicant will have experience with public records and be able to quickly unravel complex and controversial issues
• •They also should be able to author newsletters for readers
• •This job is best suited for a journalist who can break down issues, politics, and government actions into digestible, to-the-point stories and use audience metrics to guide coverage decisions to stories that readers, viewers and listeners are interested in
• •Versatility is essential, as coverage will stretch from stories about proposed new developments to the needs of a city's most vulnerable residents to city council races to service journalism about 10 new road projects to look for
• •You will be part of a collaborative team and expected to jump in on trending and breaking news and cover for colleagues as needed
• •There will be some weekend and night assignments