Senior Trending News Reporter Chron
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Senior Trending News Reporter Chron
Chron is seeking a senior trending news writer with sharp reporting skills digital acumen and familiarity working within a fastpaced newsroom. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Houston great news judgment and an ability to turn out multiple highquality stories per day. The trending reporter will keep an eye on local and regional news and be able to pitch and write timesensitive 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 1418 highquality trending stories each week
- Work with editors to test and develop microbeats that expand Chrons 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
Skills you would bring:
- 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 medias 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 mustread stories every day
Requirements:
- 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
Chronis an essential digitalfirst local news source serving more than 6 million unique readers a month in Houston and the surrounding region including Galveston and the Gulf Coast. Once the digital home for the Houston Chronicle Chron became its own distinctive site and newsroom in 2012 when. Focusing on stories that capture local culture and spark conversation Chron covers trending sports food and entertainment travel local TV personalities real estate space and more. become the goto destination for metro and regional readers who are curious about whats new in Houston and whats affecting culture and life in the Bayou City.
About Hearst Newspapers:
With 2500 employees across the nation HNP encompasses a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications including the San Francisco Chronicle Houston Chronicle San Antonio ExpressNews and Albany Times Union several top digitalonly 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.
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Senior IC
Employment Type
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