Part Time Reporter

MediaNews Group•New York, NY

6d•Remote

About The Position

Create content for the NY Daily News' digital, social and print platforms that engage audiences and supports the newsroom’s mission. Develop, report, analyze and create original news and feature stories in text and other forms, including, when appropriate, video, audio, podcasts, Facebook Live events, simple graphics, etc. This part-time reporter will be a member of the breaking news team, with primary responsibility for working on the streets gathering information about developing events. Although this is a remote position, candidates must reside in NY or NJ. While the hours are variable, the expected hours at this time would be Wednesday - Saturday, from 9 am to 4 pm.

Requirements

Professional-level grasp of proper grammar, spelling, punctuation
Ability to write accurately, with clarity, without bias
Knowledge of libel laws and adherence to the Editorial’s codes of ethics
Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit
Competitive instincts
Ability to multitask and perform in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
Ability to work independently when required while at the same time operate efficiently in a team dynamic
Up-to-date skills on various digital platforms
Familiarity with current events and newsmakers
Quick-turnaround skills
Basic familiarity with analytics and ability to translate data into tactics and strategies, including ability to use metrics from Chartbeat, Adobe Analytics, social and other tools
Knowledge of Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms and ability to develop/follow best practices for social
Basic knowledge of SEO best practices and ability to research SEO and appropriately populate fields and headlines
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required
One year reporting at a news publication or website; excellent command of verbal and written English
Must be willing to submit and pass the necessary required checks
Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation
Travel – This position entails occasional driving for work assignments, training sessions, and/or meetings. The employee will be responsible for transporting themselves between different sites as needed
Must be available for shift work. May be required to work various hours for coverage outside of normal business hours

Responsibilities

Being fast and accurate: Always striving to provide readers with what we know, when we know it.
Be transparent about sources of information
Employing creativity every day to conceive of stories, produce or secure visuals, get sources to cooperate, corroborate facts and present information to readers in the most relevant, interesting way
Maximizing audience engagement with the site through use of various storytelling formats, including photo galleries, video, aggregation and a variety of layouts
Creating news and features content that is strong on grammar, punctuation, clarity and accuracy
Taking the initiative to fact-check, run background checks and confirm information before publication
Delivering on time with minimal to moderate supervision and editing
Cultivating beats, where appropriate, and sources
Uncovering and proposing exclusive stories on newsworthy events and trends
Contributing story ideas several times a week, including identifying and following trends outside assigned beat or topic areas, and informing supervisors of possible story ideas arising from trends
Employing creativity to present all information in easy-to-read, visually appealing, informative and engaging format
Conceiving, creating, editing, aggregating or producing various types of content. Depending on the department, this may include videos, maps, timelines, multimedia, documents, graphics, photo galleries, gifs and social aggregations
Taking or securing photos and making basic videos and making them available in the content management system
Measuring performance of one’s own digital content through audience engagement metrics and working with the audience team develop tactics and strategies to build an audience
Working with data and visuals teams, as appropriate, to deepen reporting and produce data-visualization content items
Participating in production videos and live streaming with visuals department, as appropriate
Striving to meet specific individual goals to be assigned on a regular basis by supervisor