Reporter Hayward WI

Adams MultiMedia Wisconsin is seeking a full-time Reporter for the Sawyer County Review.

Location: Hayward WI

Job Summary

Sawyer County Record is looking for a full-time reporter. A offers excellent wages and benefits. The reporter who ideally has some experience will cover a bit of everything for the weekly newspaper serious news light features and personal profiles.

We are looking for a smart person with some knowledge of government and who could be trained to do this job. Applicants should like working with people and have good interpersonal skills.

As a reporter youll work the occasional evening or weekend. But youll also get to see things most people dont get to see. The reporter will meet and interview important people. The person can enjoy the beauty of the Wisconsin Northwoods.

This is a full-time IN HOUSE position with occasional weeknight and weekend assignments as part of the job.

Job Functions

The successful candidate must be flexible attentive to details diplomatic able to take direction and able to multitask. This position will work with different personality types and across a number of publications. Candidates for this position should have strong interpersonal skills and client orientation and exhibit an ability to work effectively with internal and external contacts as a team member as well as a team leader.

Requirements

Essential Functions

• Ability to write and to provide clean copy to take photos and video strong organizational skills

• Must be able to accept instruction and editing suggestions from editors

• Must be able to work cooperatively with the public

• Perform job duties and conduct self in accordance with company core values

• Initiate and nurture effective professional relationships with internal and external contacts

• Responsibility to write headlines

Minimum Requirements

Prior reporting/editing experience preferred.

Demonstrated ability to multitask.

Must have own transportation.

Technology Skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook is helpful. Ability to use Facebook and Twitter and other social media preferred.

Education

Bachelors degree in journalism or related field strongly preferred.

Benefits include:

• Competitive medical dental and vision insurance

• Company paid disability and term life insurance

• A generous PTO policy with PTO accrual beginning on the first day of employment

• 3 Floating Holidays

• 2 Volunteer Days

• Company paid holidays

• 401(k) plan with discretionary matching.

• In addition APG associates have access to discounts on a wide variety of products services flights rental vehicles and more.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status.