What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Trending News Reporter, Chron position at Houston Chronicle?
Job Description
Senior Trending News Reporter, Chron
Chron is seeking a senior trending news writer with sharp reporting skills, digital acumen, and familiarity working within a fast-paced newsroom. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Houston, great news judgment and an ability to turn out multiple high-quality stories per day. The trending reporter will keep an eye on local and regional news and be able to pitch and write time-sensitive, zeitgeisty stories on topics that connect with Chron readers. The reporter will be expected to operate independently while maintaining a collaborative working relationship with the news editor and the rest of the staff to ideate and execute stories.
Your duties on the team:
About Hearst Newspapers:
With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP encompasses a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate.
At HNP, we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories – growing newsrooms, diversifying tools, evolving platforms – to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.
Be a part of something bigger – your headline awaits.
Recognizing the diverse needs of our candidates, if you are interested in applying for employment and need assistance or an accommodation to use our website or regarding the application process, please contact us by email at hnpemployment@hearst.com. Please do not use this email address to inquire about the status of applications. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests for a reasonable accommodation through this email address.
Senior Trending News Reporter, Chron
Chron is seeking a senior trending news writer with sharp reporting skills, digital acumen, and familiarity working within a fast-paced newsroom. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Houston, great news judgment and an ability to turn out multiple high-quality stories per day. The trending reporter will keep an eye on local and regional news and be able to pitch and write time-sensitive, zeitgeisty stories on topics that connect with Chron readers. The reporter will be expected to operate independently while maintaining a collaborative working relationship with the news editor and the rest of the staff to ideate and execute stories.
Your duties on the team:
- Pitch and report 14-18 high-quality trending stories each week
- Work with editors to test and develop microbeats that expand Chron’s coverage of Houston and deepens readers’ understanding of their city
- Write accurate and engaging news articles that reflect sound reporting and have voice and compelling headlines
- Idea generation: Keep fresh ideas flowing to assure the site is fed with compelling content
- Passion for breaking news and experience writing multiple stories each day
- Drive to develop voicey pieces on culturally relevant topics that spark conversation and facilitate engagement
- Local/regional perspective: You know Texas well and understand what residents care about
- Excellent reporting, writing and communication chops, particularly within news journalism
- Keen understanding of social media’s role in the news landscape, for both reporting and distribution
- Facility with analytics tools and ability to unpack those metrics to spot areas of opportunity and audience growth
- High metabolism for turning out must-read stories every day
- 5 years of relevant experience in reporting and writing in digital media
- Experience in, and understanding of, Texas
- Solid writing and communication skills
- Excellent news judgment and understanding of both media ethics and AP Style
- Facility with content management systems and analytics tools like Google Trends
About Hearst Newspapers:
With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP encompasses a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate.
At HNP, we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories – growing newsrooms, diversifying tools, evolving platforms – to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.
Be a part of something bigger – your headline awaits.
Recognizing the diverse needs of our candidates, if you are interested in applying for employment and need assistance or an accommodation to use our website or regarding the application process, please contact us by email at hnpemployment@hearst.com. Please do not use this email address to inquire about the status of applications. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests for a reasonable accommodation through this email address.
