News Reporter

The Huron Daily Tribune seeks a digital-minded reporter to write for online and print publication with several deadlines throughout the day. As a reporter, you discover innovative ways to deliver quality and engaging content, collaborate with a diverse team and build authentic relationships with the community.

Requirements

• Strong writing and reporting skills
• Good news judgment
• Ability to self-assign, re-prioritize in real time and keep digital production first
• Ability to present an accurate, well-balanced explanation of the stories they cover
• Ability to build an arsenal of contacts and make themselves known in the community for both breaking news items and more in-depth, enterprise stories
• Ability to write a minimum of 10-15 bylines a week, at least one a day, enriched with multimedia assets
• Ability to write a variety of stories, including content for newspaper subscribers and non-subscribers
• Ability to write a minimum of one, well-researched enterprise story a quarter
• Ability to attend at least one staff meeting or equivalent discussion a day for content planning purposes
• Ability to shoot or attain photos or create other multimedia assets
• Ability to prepare and package content for online and print publication
• Ability to learn content management systems quickly and effectively with appropriate internal training and external knowledge

Benefits

• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Visa Sponsorship