Real Estate & Development Reporter

American City Business Journals • Kansas City, MO

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About The Position

We are seeking a Real Estate & Development Reporter to define a clear and compelling vision for the look, feel, and voice of our products, including a thriving digital news operation, a printed weekly edition, and daily emails. This role involves reporting and writing short-form and long-form stories for the website and weekly print edition. The reporter will own the beat, dictating day-to-day coverage and thriving on digging out source-driven exclusives. A key aspect of this role is to relentlessly develop sources and manage relationships with high-level executives and other community leaders, scooping competitors on every story of significance by not only telling readers what happened, but why and how.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Professional reporting experience, particularly in coverage of real estate and city government
• Desire and ability to break news and to identify newsworthy events and sources
• Strong analytical and investigative-interviewing skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to relate comfortably to a wide range of people, in person, on the phone and online
• A clear drive to develop sources and build audience
• Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure
• Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors
• Proficient with MS Office Products
• Proficient with Web-Based Communication Platforms (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)

Nice To Haves

• Multimedia skills, including video, photos, broadcast, on-camera, helpful

Responsibilities

• Define a clear and compelling vision for the look, feel and voice of our products, including a thriving digital news operation, a printed weekly edition, and daily emails.
• Report and write short-form and long-form stories for the website and weekly print edition.
• Own the beat, dictating day-to-day coverage and thriving on digging out source-driven exclusives.
• Relentlessly develop sources and manage relationships with high-level executives and other community leaders.
• Scoop competitors on every story of any significance, not only telling readers what happened, but why and how.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree