Business Reporter

Lee Enterprises•Tulsa, OK

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Tulsa World is seeking a driven and versatile journalist to lead its business coverage. This role is crucial to the newsroom's audience growth strategy, requiring a sharp reporter capable of producing local business news across various platforms. The ideal candidate will help shape coverage priorities and expand reach in a city with significant energy and aerospace sectors, a major inland river port, and a vibrant small-business community. Tulsa's economic strength, evidenced by substantial export figures, offers numerous stories of innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development. The position demands a journalist who can simplify complex topics for a wide audience, uncover important stories, and combine strong reporting skills with excellent news judgment, digital proficiency, and a drive to increase readership and subscriptions.

Requirements

Knowledge of how business, politics, public policy, and economic development intersect.
Knowledge of digital audience analytics, SEO, and strategies for increasing reader engagement and subscriptions.
Skills in organizational and time management.
Skills in reporting, writing, editing, and critical thinking.
Skills in strong news judgment.
Ability to produce high-impact business journalism in a fast-paced, competitive news environment.
Ability to make complicated financial, economic, and policy issues accessible to a broad audience.
Ability to identify original, hyper-local stories that distinguish the Tulsa World's coverage.
Ability to produce digital-first journalism and work across multiple platforms.
Ability to balance breaking news, daily reporting, and ambitious enterprise projects.
Ability to build relationships throughout Tulsa's business community.
Ability to collaborate and help the newsroom deliver a best-in-class journalism product.
Ability to communicate information clearly in writing and speaking so others will understand you.
Ability to work independently and as a team under deadlines.
Ability to use equipment such as cameras, recording devices, and lighting to produce optimal visual media.
A minimum of three years of relevant reporting experience is required.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field or equivalent related experience is preferred.
Demonstrated experience covering business, economics, public policy, or related subjects is preferred.
Experience using BLOX is a bonus.

Responsibilities

Shape the Tulsa World's business coverage by identifying stories that inform readers, hold decision-makers accountable, and drive digital audience growth.
Report, research, and write enterprise, investigative, breaking news, explanatory stories, and Q&As about Tulsa's business community and Oklahoma's economy.
Develop coverage of key industries, including energy, aerospace, manufacturing, transportation, and logistics, while also focusing on locally owned small businesses.
Explain the intersections of business with government, public policy, politics, and everyday life in Oklahoma.
Collaborate with editors and reporters to establish daily and long-term coverage priorities.
Produce journalism across multiple platforms, including digital and print articles, short-form video, and social media.
Identify opportunities to repurpose content into various assets like explainers, FAQs, photo galleries, and videos.
Build and maintain a strong network of sources, including business leaders, entrepreneurs, workers, economists, policymakers, and community stakeholders.
Utilize audience analytics, search trends, and digital engagement practices to identify opportunities for reaching new readers and converting them into subscribers.
Write engaging, SEO-friendly headlines and develop creative approaches to presenting complex business stories.
Respond quickly and accurately to breaking business news while maintaining a strong pipeline of enterprise reporting.
Uphold the highest standards of journalistic ethics, accuracy, fairness, independence, and accountability.