Reporting Fellow

Advance Local • Cleveland, OH

9h • $45,000 - $50,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As part of our ongoing commitment to building talented newsrooms that understand
the communities we serve,
Advance Local Media
is offering an exciting and unique
opportunity to pursue a paid online master’s degree with one of the top schools
for a Master’s of Journalism - the
Syracuse University Newhouse School of
Communications.

Through this fellowship program, you will receive real-life experience working
with Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer while earning your master’s degree.
The program features a flexible work start date to coincide with Syracuse
University’s online academic term, beginning in May 2026.

A successful candidate will be able to cover General Assignment news in-person,
including videos and live interviews for streaming on social media.

At
cleveland.com
[http://cleveland.com/]and
The Plain Dealer, we are renowned
for our
in-depth, impactful reporting
within our market. Our team of
dedicated
journalists
takes their responsibility seriously as the
voice of Ohio’s people.
We aim to be a
trusted community partner, fostering connections and providing
essential information to our audience while supporting the growth of local
businesses.

As an
Advance Local Reporting Fellow
with Cleveland.com, you will be part of a
dynamic
and inclusive
newsroom team
focused on local journalism for one of the
country’s largest privately owned media companies. Your success will come from
producing news stories for various platforms while meeting audience demand for
immediacy, depth, and engagement. You’ll be supported by our leadership team,
your colleagues, and our commitment to provide resources for your successful
journalism career.

Requirements

• Degree in journalism, communications or other field, with demonstrated communication, writing and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and remotely, under deadline pressure while prioritizing tasks
• Understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics, and story structure
• Experience with search engine optimization practices and social media to source and promote content
• Understanding of the methods and tools used to deliver content across a variety of platforms
• Understanding imperatives of multiple platforms – print, mobile, digital, etc.
• Relevant internships
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources or cover events.

Responsibilities

• Help us tell stories through written text and video that go beyond the who and what, to give the how and why that help us bring change to our communities
• Gather information and write journalistically sound news items that are: balanced and factual; timely and topical; and, well-sourced and contextually correct
• Interact on social media platforms, sharing articles, answering questions, promoting your topic and the newsroom’s initiatives
• Bring your unique mindset and your voracious consumption of news about Ohio
• Pitch stories about news, trends and conversations about what’s happening in the community

What This Job Offers

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