Senior Writer/Editor
Bonita Springs, FL
Full Time
Editorial GSB
Experienced
Gulfshore Business seeks a senior writer/editor to work with its editorial team, providing business news for the daily newsletter, Gulfshore Business Today, as well as its monthly magazine. This is a hybrid position that would include covering government and news reporting for The Naples Press, an independent weekly newspaper published for Naples/Collier County. The ideal candidate should understand the SWFL business landscape, government reporting and the importance of local community journalism with the ability to write clean copy on deadline that’s accurate, thorough, concise and thought-provoking.
Responsibilities:
-Meet daily, weekly, monthly deadlines
-Pursue exclusive content on topics ranging from real estate to local government
-Develop long-form enterprise and investigative pieces
-Cultivate and maintain a network of sources and relationships with key players in our communities
-Dig underneath the words of city/county government agendas to find what’s really coming up at government meetings
-Attend city/county government meetings
The ideal candidate will have:
-A bachelor’s degree and seven-plus years of experience working in daily or weekly newsroom environments
-Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to produce content that is fair, accurate and thorough
-Talent for identifying fresh angles on news of the day, consistently pitching fresh, creative approaches that gives the daily story more perspective
-A demonstrated ability to dig deeper into important stories with a thirst for digging through documents and building sources
-A willingness to tackle any assignment from features and enterprise to government and business
-An understanding of both the limitations of immediacy and advantages of long-range issues for monthly publications
Benefits:
Full-time new hires: Eligible to participate in all Company benefit plans, including:
Responsibilities:
-Meet daily, weekly, monthly deadlines
-Pursue exclusive content on topics ranging from real estate to local government
-Develop long-form enterprise and investigative pieces
-Cultivate and maintain a network of sources and relationships with key players in our communities
-Dig underneath the words of city/county government agendas to find what’s really coming up at government meetings
-Attend city/county government meetings
The ideal candidate will have:
-A bachelor’s degree and seven-plus years of experience working in daily or weekly newsroom environments
-Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to produce content that is fair, accurate and thorough
-Talent for identifying fresh angles on news of the day, consistently pitching fresh, creative approaches that gives the daily story more perspective
-A demonstrated ability to dig deeper into important stories with a thirst for digging through documents and building sources
-A willingness to tackle any assignment from features and enterprise to government and business
-An understanding of both the limitations of immediacy and advantages of long-range issues for monthly publications
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-term disability
- PTO – Earned on Accrual Basis
- Company-Paid Holidays
- 401(k)
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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