General Assignment Reporter/Staff Reporter

CDS Global•Beaumont, TX

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is for a curious, driven Reporter at The Beaumont Enterprise, a part of Hearst Newspapers. The position focuses on local journalism, aiming to keep the community informed, connected, and understanding of the people and issues shaping daily life. The Reporter will cover breaking news, uncover important stories, build trust with the community, and contribute to a collaborative newsroom environment. The role offers the opportunity to be at the center of community conversations and make a visible impact through meaningful work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field required
Newsroom reporting experience with strong news writing skills and familiarity with AP style
Strong reporting, interviewing and newsgathering skills, with sound news judgment and the ability to work effectively under deadline
Curiosity, initiative, and a genuine interest in local communities
Comfort with digital storytelling and audience-focused journalism
A willingness to spend significant time outside the newsroom building relationships, attending community events and finding stories where people actually live and work

Responsibilities

Cover the community with urgency and purpose
Report on breaking news, local developments, and key community issues
Attend meetings, events, and public forums to stay close to the story
Write quickly and clearly across digital and print while balancing daily production with longer-term reporting and follow-up
Prioritize and move stories forward independently, knowing when a story requires a quick digital report, a follow-up, or deeper reporting
Develop strong, meaningful local coverage
Build a broad, diverse network of reliable sources and consistently develop new relationships beyond official spokespeople and press releases
Generate original story ideas and pursue reporting beyond official sources
Produce enterprise stories that go beyond the daily headline
Develop expertise in an assigned subject and geographic area, becoming a reliable source of news and information in them
Help strengthen the local news report
Collaborate with editors, photographers, and other newsroom teammates
Contribute story ideas and bring energy to daily coverage planning
Use digital tools, social media, and audience insights to better reach readers
Comfortable creating video and social content, with a strong instinct for stories that will resonate on digital platforms