News Reporter
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Job Location:
Bad Axe, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
News Reporter
The Huron Daily Tribune is a daily newspaper in Bad Axe Michigan seeks a digital-minded reporter to write for online and print publication with several deadlines throughout the day. As a reporter you discover innovative ways to deliver quality and engaging content collaborate with a diverse team and build authentic relationships with the community.
The position demands strong writing and reporting skills and good news judgment. A reporter needs to be able to self-assign re-prioritize in real time and keep digital production first.
A reporter must strive to present an accurate well-balanced explanation of the stories they cover build an arsenal of contacts and make themselves known in the community for both breaking news items and more in-depth enterprise stories.
The reporter submits stories daily and enriches stories with multimedia assets.
A reporter creates content to attract digital subscribers and to optimize content for digital audiences across web and social media platforms. A reporter is also responsible for finding news leads and further developing professional skills through company training.
Extensive knowledge of AP style writing is necessary in addition to trending style changes. Time management and basic knowledge of photography are a plus to the success of the position.
A reporter should have knowledge of social media platforms and ongoing events in addition to working in content management systems. Training available.
Staff meetings and communication for content planning purposes will occur.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Write a minimum of 10-15 bylines a week at least one a day enriched with multimedia assets.
- Write a variety of stories including content for newspaper subscribers and non-subscribers.
- Write a minimum of one well-researched enterprise story a quarter.
- Attend at least one staff meeting or equivalent discussion a day for content planning purposes.
- Shoot or attain photos or create other multimedia assets. Prepare and package content for online and print publication.
- Ability to learn content management systems quickly and effectively with appropriate internal training and external knowledge.
What are the measures of success for this position
- Gather information write and deliver news stories for print and online publication by seeking out leads capitalizing on external knowledge and accepting assignments from the editor or associate editor.
- Build a loyal digital subscriber base by engaging with readership online and in the community.
- Explore alternate publishing strategies to enrich content and presentation (i.e. images slideshows specialized web templates embedded content timelines hyperlinks SEO writing and other multimedia assets).
- Write effective digital headlines that help attract audiences. Write engaging social posts that attract audiences and encourage readers to interact with social content.
- Revise work to meet editorial approval for publication-readiness including clarity fairness legality spelling grammar punctuation and style.
- Participate in internally offered training and other development opportunities.
- Use metrics to monitor real-time traffic identify patterns and make informed content decisions.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest current events and trends.
- Communicate effectively with the newsroom and leadership both in-office and in the field.
- Manage workflow to meet deadlines and work collaboratively with team to find solutions.
Qualifications:
- The ideal candidate will have a bachelors in communications journalism or equivalent in experience and/or education.
- Strong news judgment knowledge of AP style and SEO best practices.
- Understand written sentences paragraphs and headline writing in work related documents to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Follow the law especially regarding the confidentiality and privacy of the people they interview or write about.
AboutHearstMidwestMediaGroup
By joining the Manistee News Advocate a publication of Hearst Midwest a multimedia reporterbecomes a family memberofamediagroupthatproduces news withahyper-localpurpose.
With one of the oldest news gathering media in Michigan and Illinois Hearst Midwest Community Group andourcorrespondingnewswebsiteswehaveaseriousjournalisticcommitmenttoprovidelocalwatchdogand investigative reporting that impacts the areas we serve.
Hearst is one of the nations largest diversified media information and services companies with more than 360businesses.AtHearstweofferalltheindustrysleadingbenefitsyouneedtobothfeelandbeyourbest.From financialwellbeingtopersonalcareourprogramsaremodernflexibleanddesignedtofocusonthewholeperson. We want our employees to have a healthy rewarding balanced and meaningful experience both atwork and in life.
Key Skills
- Photography
- Video Editing
- Filming
- Interviewing
- AP Style
- Computer Literacy
- Research Experience
- Journalism
- Social Media Management
- Wordpress
- Video production
- Writing Skills
About Company
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous ... View more
