Reporter
Puget Sound Business Journal is seeking a Reporter to join their newsroom and cover markets in a dynamic economy. The role involves breaking news, developing sources, and creating engaging multimedia content to provide valuable business intelligence to readers.
Responsibilities
- Define a clear and compelling vision for the look, feel and voice of our 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
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (salary range is flexible depending on 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.)
Benefits
- Bundled health, dental and vision plans
- Programs to support mental health and wellness
- Generous time-off policy
- Paid Parental Leave
- 401K Plan with Employer Match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Multiple Employee Dependent Scholarship Programs
- Commuter Flexible Spending
- Lifestyle Programs (Including incentives for healthy habits)
- Medical Infertility Services
- Corporate discount programs
- Employee Recognition/Service Awards
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