Real Estate Reporter

American City Business Journals • Dallas, TX

18d

About The Position

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 them
what happened, but why and how.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 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 collaboratively
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Multimedia skills — including video, photos, broadcast, on-camera experience, etc — are helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• 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 them what happened, but why and how.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time