Reporter

Tribune PublishingNaperville, IL
$19Onsite

About The Position

The Aurora Beacon-News, part of the Chicago Tribune news group, is looking for a versatile general assignment reporter to cover the state’s second-largest city. We are looking for an aggressive reporter and skilled writer who can juggle breaking news assignments with compelling enterprise and trend pieces that are important to a local audience.

Requirements

  • A track record of executing breaking stories on a tight deadline
  • Crisp writing, accuracy, commitment to fair play and the ability to tell stories about people that go beyond the statistics
  • Insightful reporting and a commitment to serving the public by exposing inequities and holding the powerful to account
  • The ability to be collaborative, creative, collegial, high energy and dogged in pursuit of the story
  • Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and have reliable transportation
  • Must be available for shift work. May be required to work various hours for coverage outside of normal business hours

Nice To Haves

  • Fluency in Spanish is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Produce pieces on a regular basis; not afraid to conceptualize, conceive, and execute big-picture stories that could take weeks or even months to complete and do so while balancing daily tasks
  • Cover breaking news and general assignment work for the metro desk and identify longer-term enterprise stories
  • Respond to breaking news, craft engaging feature stories and examine local issues
  • Utilize basic photography skills to enhance visual storytelling and reader engagement
  • Seek out opportunities for investigations and projects
  • Collaborate with other journalists

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • life and disability insurance
  • 401k
  • paid time off
  • select paid holidays
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