General Assignment Reporter

Bonita Springs, FL

Full Time

Editorial TNP

Experienced

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT PRINT REPORTER: The Naples Press

The Naples Press seeks an energetic and ambitious general assignment reporter. The ideal candidate should be a newshound who understands the importance of local community news with the ability to write on deadline while providing clean copy that’s accurate, thorough, concise and thought-provoking.

The best candidate will have a demonstrable record of generating multiple stories per week. They also will have a keen interest in government reporting and education; the ability to pitch and develop longer enterprise stories of interest to Naples and its surrounding communities; and an eagerness to cultivate and maintain a network of sources and relationships with key players in the community.

Qualifications:
-At least two years of experience working in daily or weekly newsroom environment
-Strong copy-editing skills and the ability to produce content that is fair, accurate and thorough
-Strong working knowledge of AP Style
-Talent for identifying fresh angles on news of the day, consistently pitching fresh, creative approaches that make the daily story relevant for a weekly publication
-A demonstrated ability to dig deeper into important stories with a thirst for digging through documents and building sources
-Willingness to tackle any assignment from features and enterprise to government and business
-Understands both the limitations of immediacy and advantages of long-range issues for weekly publications
-Ability to ferret out a good story, whether it takes dense, investigative work or a great sense of humor for lighter subjects
-Ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle daily, short-term enterprise and long-term enterprise stories
-Ability to work independently and with other members of the team

Benefits:
Full-time new hires: Eligible to participate in all Company benefit plans, including:
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance and HSA

1st of the month after 30 days of employment
Subject to plan terms

•          Eligibility for company-paid benefits such as life insurance & EAP and employee-paid benefits such as short- and long-term disability
•          PTO – Earned on Accrual Basis
•          Company-Paid Holidays
•          401(k)

*Please no phone calls or emails regarding this position.

Southwest Florida is often praised as being one of the healthiest and happiest places in the world with miles of white-sand beaches and a dynamic community. Broadcast Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are a drug-free and smoke-free environment.

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