Business Reporter - Commercial Real Estate and Retail

Summary

This reporter will cover Long Islands commercial real estate market and retail industry with a focus on tracking commercial developments store openings and closings and the forces shaping our local economy. Youll break news spot trends and develop enterprise stories that matter to our readers all while building strong relationships with sources and delivering impactful engaging journalism.

Were looking for someone who thrives under tight deadlines is comfortable juggling multiple stories and can work well with others to produce coverage that keeps our audience coming back for more. The reporter will also collaborate with editors to monitor metrics and apply data to inform coverage as we serve our loyal readers seek new subscribers and strive to better understand key audiences and topics.

Essential Duties & Functions

• Cover commercial real estate transactions developments and store openings and closings across Long Island.
• Find smart enterprise stories and identify the trends shaping commercial real estate and retail.
• Jump on breaking business news and pitch in on general assignment coverage when needed.
• Work closely with the retail reporter to ensure wellrounded complementary coverage of the retail sector.
• Build a diverse network of sources to power your reporting and expand our audience reach.
• Use multimedia tools and social media for story discovery audience engagement and creative storytelling.
• Collaborate with NewsdayTV and our digital team to bring stories to life with alternative and visual storytelling approaches.

Essential Job Knowledge & Skills

• Three or more years of reporting experience; business reporting is a plus.
• Proven ability to break news meet deadlines and deliver highimpact stories.
• Skill in balancing quickturn news with ambitious enterprise work.
• A knack for spotting trends cultivating sources and digging into datadriven reporting.
• Strong storytelling abilities with a sharp eye for detail and an engaging writing style.
• Proficiency in multimedia tools including smartphone photo and video and digital platforms.
• A team player with a collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills.
• A selfstarter who can bring a creative approach to covering the news.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• The ability to find fresh distinct angles and write lively concise stories that reflect Newsdays tone and format.

Physical Requirements

• This position is hybrid with a threedayperweek inoffice requirement.
• Ability to travel throughout Long Island and the surrounding region.
• Drivers license in good standing and reliable means of transportation are required.

Compensation

• The hourly base rate range for this role is$32.53 $53.38 commensurate with experience.
• This position is represented by the Graphics Communication Conference PPPWU.

Newsday Media Group is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and incumbents are selected placed trained compensated and promoted without regard to race color religion sex national origin age marital or veteran status or disability or other classifications protected by applicable law. In addition Newsday Media Group provides a reasonable accommodation for applicants/incumbents with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources if you require a reasonable accommodation.