General Assignment Reporter

Summary:

The Republican Herald in Pottsville, PA., seeks a General Assignment Reporter with an enterprising approach to covering local news.

Though most journalists currently work from home, the person hired for this position would be expected to relocate to Pottsville, PA.

What you will do:

• Create fast and accurate local content, always striving to provide readers with what we know, when we know it while being transparent about sources of information

• Employ creativity every day to conceive of stories, produce or secure visuals, get sources to cooperate, corroborate facts and present information to readers in the most relevant, interesting way

• Be digitally focused maximizing audience engagement through our website for breaking news

• Create news and features content that is strong on grammar, punctuation, clarity and accuracy

• Take initiative to fact-check, run background checks and confirm information before publication

• Cultivate beats, where appropriate, and sources

• Engage audience through social media on multiple platforms

What you will bring:

• Degree in journalism, communication or equivalent experience

• 1 to 3 years of experience at a daily newspaper or online news outlet though we will entertain candidates with a strong college portfolio

• Relevant experience in news reporting and writing, using social media, creating enterprising content

• Works well under deadline pressure

• Understands imperatives of emerging and existing platforms, including web, mobile and print

• Professional-level grasp of proper grammar, spelling, punctuation

• Ability to write accurately on deadline and to multitask and perform in a fast-paced deadline driven environment

Who we are:

The Republican Herald, a subsidiary of MediaNews Group, publishes seven days a week, 365 days a year from Pottsville, PA., covering Schuylkill County and portions of Berks and Dauphin counties.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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