Staff Writer

American City Business Journals • Dallas, TX

10d

About The Position

The Staff Writer helps shape the look, feel, and voice of the organization’s products, including its digital news operation, printed weekly edition, and daily emails. The role reports and writes short- and long-form stories for the website and weekly print edition, owns an assigned beat, and directs day-to-day coverage. The writer is expected to develop source-driven exclusives, build relationships with executives and community leaders, and break significant stories by explaining not only what happened, but why and how.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Desire and ability to break news and identify newsworthy events and sources.
• Strong analytical and investigative-interviewing skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to relate comfortably to a wide range of people in person, on the phone, and online.
• Drive to develop sources and build an audience.
• Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics, and story structure.
• Ability to leverage source relationships to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors.
• Proficiency with MS Office products.
• Proficiency with web-based communication platforms such as Teams, Zoom, and Webex.

Nice To Haves

• Multimedia skills, including video, photography, broadcast, or on-camera skills.

Responsibilities

• Define a clear and compelling vision for the look, feel, and voice of the organization’s digital news operation, 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 and direct day-to-day coverage.
• Dig out source-driven exclusives and break significant news stories.
• Develop sources and manage relationships with high-level executives and other community leaders.
• Use source relationships to report what happened, why it happened, and how.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time