What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reporter position at ACBJ and Careers?
PBN reporters are tasked with consistently producing newsy, engaging daily online content for our website and daily email newsletters.
They are expected to break news by owning their beats, dictating day-to-day coverage and thriving on digging out source-driven exclusives. Their stories deliver intel that makes the jobs of local business owners and executives easier.
They balance the highest storytelling, reporting, and writing standards with ambitious traffic and engagement objectives.
They relentlessly develop sources and manage relationships with high-level executives and other community leaders.
They scoop competitors on every story of any significance, not only telling them what happened, but why and how.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in journalism
- 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.)
Compensation: TBD