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Job Description
Newsdays lifestyle team has an opening for a reporter to cover Long Island NYC and upstate travel news daytrips and weekend destinations through stories videos and social media content.
We need a curious travelsavvy journalist who can produce a lively mix of consumer travel news localize national travel trends and curate closetohome daytrip and weekend itineraries for Newsday readers across platforms. From inexpensive overnight trips to ways Long Islanders can play tourist at NYC attractions youll develop a range of coverage that appeals to modern travelers and helps Newsday reach new and diverse audiences.
Coverage entails reporting and writing deepdive guides to LI destinations like Shelter Island and Montauk as well as exploring the Catskills Hudson Valley Adirondacks and Finger Lakes regions. Assignments will also include breaking travel industry news soliciting reader tips and alternative digital storytelling formats.
Essential Duties & Functions:
- Report and write breaking travel industry news with context that matters to Long Islanders.
- Scout attractions and destinations in Nassau/Suffolk counties NYC and upstate NY interviewing sources for stories and shooting photo/video content. Reporting includes a range of settingscampgrounds theme parks Airbnbs shops restaurants state parks.
- Pitch and produce written stories with companion video/social content for crossplatform storytelling.
- Collaborate with the Lifestyle Restaurants and Business teams to coordinate coverage between desks and update standing seasonal guides to key destinations like Greenport and Long Beach.
Essential Job Knowledge & Skills:
- 3 years daily reporting experience. Demonstrated portfolio of work focused on travel and food industries is a plus.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule some night and weekend assignments are required as well as occasional overnight trips.
- Proficiency in shooting iPhone photos and video for editorial use.
- Comfortable making appearances on video and social platforms.
- Strong organization and time management skills including the ability to prioritize and multitask while working on multiple assignments. Meticulous research skills and an eye for mapping out all the logistical aspects of trip planning are essential.
Physical Requirements
- A valid drivers license and car.
- Ability to travel to assignment locations throughout Long Island NYC and the tristate area.
- This is a hybrid position. Employees are generally required to work in the office a minimum of three 3 days per week.
Compensation
- The salary range for this position is$109000 $116000 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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
