Food & Dining Reporter

The Herald-Journal in Spartanburg S.C. seeks a dynamic reporter to create stories about food and dining in a growing Spartanburg County. Weneed a great storyteller who can produce several stories a week from quick-turn food trending articles to chef and restaurant profiles. The successful candidate will need a strong social media presence and the ability to quickly turn around breaking news while juggling daily stories. The reporter will also pitch in with local news general focused and curious multimedia reporter will have a passion for food and digital journalism be able to produce compelling multimedia assets for social engagement and have strong SEO reporter will cultivate an engaging active and inclusive social media presence and will be responsible for the tone tenor and content mix of our branded social media accounts. The reporter will coordinate with our visuals team but photo and video skills are pluses. The reporter should be comfortable appearing on video and at personal weekend and evening hours are required. Must have a positive collaborative attitude; be flexible and willing to pivot as news :Creates food and dining content (articles videos photos and social media posts) about Spartanburg that accurately informs entertains and engages key audiences and platforms through the use of metricsWorks with editors and analysts to evaluate whats working and whats not and develops ongoing plans to better satisfy audience with visuals and production team to provide all appropriate elements for stories (i.e. photos videos and graphics). Captures photos and video as other duties as CONSIDERATIONS:Strong writing skills and a command of grammar and social media skills. The successful candidate uses social to build audience and as a source for beat development and can create engaging posts and reels. Experience with or the ability to master Canva is a must.A self-starter who owns the beat yet works collaboratively with others to meet common goals.A journalist committed to values of fairness diversity inclusion and degree or equivalent professional to two years of experience as a reporter/ experience with content management systems and social media time management and organizational are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply dont limit your upload to a resume; show us what youve done. Please include:Your resume - one to two pagesA cover letter that outlines how you would approach the jobLinks to 3-5 online samples of your work. Show us what youve written produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can is important that these items be assembled into a single document and uploaded in PDF format. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.#Newsgnt#LI-CB1