Arts & Entertainment Reporter

Hearst • Dallas, TX

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Arts & Entertainment Reporter at The Dallas Morning News covers people, places and cultural moments important to Dallas, reporting across arts, entertainment and pop culture. The role includes breaking news, trending topics, local celebrity coverage, Taylor Sheridan productions and other television, music, movies, theater, books, visual arts and cultural stories. The reporter develops original stories with compelling local angles and helps readers experience Dallas through service journalism and repeatable formats such as neighborhood guides covering arts, culture, music, nightlife and things to do.

This is a reporting-first role requiring smart, engaging and accurate journalism for digital audiences. The reporter uses social media and audience signals to develop ideas and engage with relevant cultural conversations, while building effective digital stories with strong headlines, SEO, links, tags, multimedia and platform-appropriate presentation. The role collaborates with editors and newsroom colleagues to create coverage that reflects Dallas’ arts and entertainment community and connects with digital audiences.

The Dallas Morning News is part of Hearst Newspapers, which has 2,500 employees and operates a network of daily and weekly publications, digital sites and other businesses. This position does not provide sponsorship; applicants must have the right to work in the United States without immigration sponsorship.

Requirements

• At least two years of daily reporting experience, preferably covering arts and entertainment.
• A strong portfolio of clips demonstrating high-level reporting, writing and storytelling skills.
• Excellent news judgment, accuracy, speed, curiosity and grammatical precision.
• Knowledge of and enthusiasm for arts, entertainment and pop culture, including music, television, movies, theater, visual arts and local culture.
• A strong sense of reader interests and ability to turn that instinct into distinctive stories with local relevance.
• Experience covering breaking news, trending topics and/or celebrity news while maintaining journalistic standards and accuracy.
• Strong headline-writing skills and understanding of SEO and digital storytelling best practices.
• Experience using social media for newsgathering, story development and audience engagement.
• Proficiency with digital content management systems and newsroom tools.
• Understanding of how to tailor stories for different digital platforms and audiences.
• Familiarity with digital news analytics and using audience insights to inform coverage.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Valid driver’s license and registered vehicle for travel to assignments.
• Must have the right to work in the U.S. without immigration sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Daily reporting experience covering arts and entertainment.

Responsibilities

• Report and write compelling, accurate stories across arts, entertainment and pop culture, focusing on people, places and stories important to Dallas-Fort Worth readers.
• Cover breaking and trending news and local celebrity stories, turning high-interest developments into authoritative journalism.
• Cover entertainment topics including Taylor Sheridan productions, television, music, movies, theater, books, visual arts and cultural stories.
• Use social media and audience signals to identify story ideas, understand reader interests and participate in relevant cultural conversations.
• Build digital stories using effective headlines, SEO, links, tags, multimedia and platform-appropriate presentation.
• Collaborate with editors and newsroom colleagues to develop coverage that connects with digital audiences and reflects Dallas’ arts and entertainment community.
• Develop original stories with local relevance and provide useful ways for readers to experience Dallas, including service journalism and neighborhood guides.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed