Pop culture reporter

Gannett • Indianapolis, IN

270d • $50,000 - $65,000

About The Position

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a scalable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. We endeavor to deliver essential content, marketing solutions, and experiences for curated audiences, advertisers, consumers, and stakeholders by leveraging our diverse teams and suite of products to enrich the local communities and businesses we serve. Our current portfolio of trusted media brands includes the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, uses innovation and software to enable small and medium-sized businesses to grow, and USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, our events division, creates impactful consumer engagements, promotions, and races. IndyStar is seeking a reporter to cover pop culture - from announcing and reviewing concerts to keeping a finger on the pulse of what Central Indiana readers want to know about how the world of entertainment resonates with their lives. The pop culture reporter will employ analytics to hone in on the stories that matter to Hoosiers in the world of pop culture. Not only must this reporter enjoy going to concerts as part of the job, he/she/they should understand what bands make our readers sing. This reporter will also play a critical role in covering major tentpole events in our city, including annual events like the Indy 500 and marquee events such as the WNBA All-Star Game. Our town may be competitive, but our newsroom is collaborative. This reporter can expect to work with colleagues on a range of beats, from our arts and entertainment reporter to our business reporter. Every IndyStar reporter is expected to seek out and represent diverse racial, ethnic, and economic perspectives in their work. Most of all, the pop culture reporter should write with a strong voice that exemplifies a sense of place for our readers. Our mission is clear: IndyStar informs, empowers and inspires the people of Central Indiana with our journalism. We deliver journalism that is essential to the communities we serve with urgency. We are a people-centered newsroom that's obsessed with thoughtful experimentation and developing our next generation of industry leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least two years of professional journalism experience.
• An entrepreneurial approach to growing audience and a dedicated following.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to take photos and record video/audio in the field.
• Solid news judgment that's guided by experience with audience metrics.
• Strong sense of journalism ethics and grounding in basics of media law.
• Commitment to reporting with fairness, compassion and sensitivity.
• Dedication to accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Covering breaking pop culture news, such as concert and other entertainment-related events announcements.
• Identifying which concerts are of greatest interest to readers and reviewing those with an eye towards sharing highs and or lows.
• Finding enterprise stories in the world of pop culture with ties to central Indiana.
• Note: This beat will include night and weekend work as pop culture does not conform to a 9-5 Monday to Friday schedule.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree