Reporter

American City Business Journals • Baltimore, MD

2d

About The Position

Be curious. 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 them what happened, but why and how. Shoot occasional short video clips for social media. Moderate panels around beat topics at Baltimore Business Journal events.

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.
• 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 them what happened, but why and how.
• Shoot occasional short video clips for social media.
• Moderate panels around beat topics at Baltimore Business Journal events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level