Philanthropy and Culturals Reporter

PHILANTHROPY AND CULTURALS REPORTERIn 2016 financier and prominent art collector Jeffrey Gundlach a native of the Buffalo area donated $42.5 million to update and modernize the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Gundlach later added an additional $10 million to the museum now known as the AKG to honor his was far from the only time in the recent past that two trends emerged in Western New York: Philanthropy and the importance of our cultural Buffalo News an award-winning news organization in New Yorks second-largest city needs a reporter to chronicle the intersection of gift-giving and cultural a major story. It is changing Buffalo in ways not seen since the completion of the Erie Canal and its coming from figures whose lives helped shape the region. Gundlach has company. After his death in 2011 Buffalo Bills founder Ralph C. Wilsons estate bequeathed $1.2 billion for charitable causes with half to go to chis adopted home of Western New 2025 Paychex founder and onetime Buffalo Sabres owner Thomas Golisano donated $50 million to Oishei Childrens Hospital in Buffalo as part of his commitment to sustain and grow medical facilities across the United announcement of the gifts fades from memory. The impact will linger and will require a journalist who can document it and explain successful candidate should be as comfortable developing a deep network of sources as combing through public records. The candidate must have a proven ability to break news turn around quick-hit stories and longer-range enterprise on tight deadlines while juggling the demands of reaching digital audiences. Candidates should also be comfortable using data to find stories and bolster reporting. Storytelling on this beat may be in narrative video and audio least three years of reporting experienceExperience in digital storytellingProficiency in mining data and public recordsVideo experienceSocial media skillsThe Buffalo News is an award-winning news organization with the largest staff of journalists in upstate New York. We have a history of breaking the areas big stories and investing in the stories that Buffalo The region is a lot more than chicken wings and snow. The city has seen a resurgence that makes it an exciting time to work and live here. Aside from professional sports teams the city has a philharmonic a growing waterfront a burgeoning medical campus and plenty of attitude. Not to mention Niagara Falls beautiful hikes and ski slopes all within a short Enterprises is a leading provider of local news and information and a major subscription and advertising platform with daily and weekly newspapers and rapidly expanding digital products serving 114 markets across 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable intensely local news and information to the communities we Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all more information about Lee check us out at .