Boone County Reporter

Covington, OH - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 40000 - 45000

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

LINK Media is looking for aBoone County Reporterto help us deliver daily news and in-depth solutions-focused coverage of the issues that matter most to the Northern Kentucky community. We need someone who can manage a beat develop relationships write quickly and well and who knows their way around digital media. Were a startup so everyone we hire is a critical member of the team and must be willing to work quickly accept that we dont have everything figured out remain flexible and above all else understand that what we are creating is bigger than any one person or personality.

Salary: $40000-$45000 per year plus benefits

What We Expect from You:

Report and write clear accurate timely stories on Boone County government elections education business growth/development and community issues. Two briefs and one byline are expected daily along with longer-form print stories as assigned.
Attend and cover public meetings (Fiscal Court city councils school board planning & zoning etc.) including evenings as required.
Break news on policy changes major votes emerging issues and key developments impacting residents.
Cultivate sources and build relationships with public officials educators business leaders law enforcement civic groups and community stakeholders.
Identify enterprise and accountability stories that deepen understanding of county growth budget decisions education trends and infrastructure needs.
Cover community featuresprofiles events neighborhood stories human-interest pieces and unique local happenings.
Contribute to multimedia storytelling through video audio/podcasts social content and strong visuals in partnership with the digital team.
Use audience analytics to inform coverage understand reader interests and drive engagement.
Collaborate with editors and other reporters to ensure comprehensive NKY coverage and shared regional context.

Skills We Need You to Have:

Experience in hard-news reporting ideally on local government education or community beats (professional freelance or collegiate).
Strong writing reporting and interviewing skills with a commitment to accuracy fairness and public-service journalism.
Ability to translate complex government or policy issues into clear accessible stories.
Strong organization skills and the ability to juggle multiple meetings deadlines and story types.
Familiarity with Boone County or a willingness to quickly learn its communities leadership and dynamics.
Comfort working in a fast-paced digital newsroom and collaborating with a cross-functional team.
Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends based on meeting schedules or breaking news.

What You Can Expect from Us:

Full benefits package - medical dental vision and life
PTO and paid holidays
All the equipment you need to do your job
Training and support on LINKs internal style and our culture
A tiny newsroom full of IKEA desks in beautiful downtown Covington KY

Youll Need to Share Our Mission and Uphold Our Guiding Principles

Mission: With a focus on the public interest LINK nky advances the Northern Kentucky Metro in the region the commonwealth and the nation by providing transformative coverage of the news of the day with focus on the deeper issues that matter most to our community.

Guiding Principles:

We are:

Solutions-Focused: We dont just report the news of the day. We dig deeper informing our audience about how our community might solve its biggest issues.

Unapologetic NKY Fans: We believe in this communityin what it is today and what it has the potential to become. We want to see this community advance and we understand the part that we play in that advancement.

Inclusive: We explore the issues that affect all of Northern Kentucky and give a voice to all segments of our diverse community.

Good Stewards: It is our responsibility to make good use of our resources and to maintain a sustainable business model so that we may serve the community long into the future.

Independent: The publication does not make endorsements and has a commitment to fact-based reporting about the issues that are facing Northern addition to our reporting outside opinions from multiple viewpoints will be sought and clearly marked as such in order to provide the robust debate that our community needs to make critical decisions about our collective future.

Required Experience:

Junior IC

LINK Media is looking for aBoone County Reporterto help us deliver daily news and in-depth solutions-focused coverage of the issues that matter most to the Northern Kentucky community. We need someone who can manage a beat develop relationships write quickly and well and who knows their way around d...