Trending & Breaking News Reporter

Location: Portsmouth NHBrands: Portsmouth Herald Exeter NewsLetterCompany: USA TODAY Network (Gannett)About the RoleThe USA TODAY Network is seeking a fast competitive and digitally fluent Trending & Breaking News Reporter to join our Seacoast Media Group newsroom in Portsmouth New Hampshire. This reporter plays a critical role in covering breaking news highinterest developing stories and audiencedriven trends across the Seacoast region with a strong emphasis on speed accuracy and audience role is central to our mission of being the first and most trusted source of local news in one of New Englands most competitive digital ResponsibilitiesLead coverage of breaking news and fastmoving stories including public safety courts weather transportation government actions and community impact report and publish trending stories that resonate with local and regional audiences particularly in Portsmouth Exeter and Hampton among our highestvalue audience quick clean and accurate first versions while continuing to update and deepen coverage as stories closely with editors to optimize headlines alerts and presentation for search social and subscriber analytics tools (including ) to inform coverage priorities and improve across the newsroom to ensure strong coordination during major breaking news strong ethical standards and verification practices under deadline & Performance ExpectationsThis position is directly responsible for driving highvolume digital readership and subscriber engagement through timely coverage of breaking and trending expectations include:Consistent generation of hightraffic stories and timely alertsStrong pageview and subscriber start performance consistent with prior benchmarksRequired QualificationsBachelors degree in journalism or related field or equivalent experienceDemonstrated experience covering breaking and developing newsProven ability to report write and publish quickly without sacrificing accuracyStrong news judgment and ethical decisionmakingComfort working in a metricsinformed newsroomComfort working with emerging AI to work nights weekends holidays and shifting schedules as news demandsPreferred QualificationsPrior experience in a digitalfirst local newsroomFamiliarity with New England or Seacoast communitiesExperience with live blogs breaking news alerts AI newsletters or social distributionAbility to pivot quickly between urgent breaking news and shortturn enterpriseWhy Join UsYoull work in a highimpact newsroom covering one of New Englands most engaged communities with the backing of the USA TODAY Networks digital scale tools and support and the autonomy to own fastmoving consequential stories that matter to Instructions:We 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. To do so put together a single document file that includes the following in this order:Your resume one to two pages.A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what youve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired 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