Reporter

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.

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Requirements:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work 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.)

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CEO of American City Business Journals

Whitney Shaw

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By American City Business Journals

American City metropolitan business newspapers reach 10 million readers via print newspapers, digital products and business events, through in-depth coverage of their business communities. The loyalty of these readers testifies to American City's ...

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INDUSTRY

Publishing

TEAM SIZE

1001-5000

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Charlotte, NC

DATE POSTED

August 5, 2023