Salem Food and Drink Reporter

The Statesman Journal/ part of theUSA TODAY NETWORKseeks a reporter to cover food and drink in Oregons capital city and surrounding Mid-Willamette will create multimedia food and drink content that informs our audience of breaking news restaurant openings and closings and trends through videos photo galleries and Mid-Valley offers a diverse culinary scene and is a major hub for farming and reporter will balance quick-hit stories with features and enterprise that pull back the curtain on the local dining scene. Possible stories include profiles of chefs and bartenders and taking a deeper dive into the future of pinot noir in the Willamette will look for ways to constantly grow and interact with our audience including through polls on dining topics and on social reporter will assist our visual team when needed in producing video and stills for events and breaking is located between the Oregon Coast and Cascade Mountain ranges in the mid-Willamette Valley. The capital city is about one hour south of Portland one hour north of Eugene and an hour west of the stunning Oregon :Produce food and drink content through videos photo galleries and stories on breaking news restaurant openings and closings and interactive content such as reader polls to grow food and drink features and enterprise on the local dining with audience and share work across social metrics and analytics to grow audience engagement and digital visual team when needed in producing video and stills for events and breaking extended hours when necessary including evenings weekends and holidays as news :Bachelors or masters in communications journalism or an equivalent combination of education and to two years of experience in journalism with a strong foundation in news writing and reporting and ability to shoot and edit videos and and enthusiasm for producing food and drink of SEO and social media and using it to promote your work and interact with -motivation and organizational and time management to build and maintain strong relationships with colleagues sources and the of media law and principles of ethical role requires a valid drivers license reliable transportation and the minimum liability insurance required by state InstructionsWe 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 five samples of your work. Show us what youve 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-NC1