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Puget Sound Business Journal · 2 weeks ago

Reporter

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

New Grad, Entry Level

$65K/yr - $75K/yr

Puget Sound Business Journal is seeking a Reporter to join their newsroom and cover markets in a dynamic economy. The role involves breaking news, developing sources, and creating engaging multimedia content to provide valuable business intelligence to readers.

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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

Qualification

Investigative interviewingSource buildingMultimedia skillsNews writingAnalytical skillsWeb-Based CommunicationRelationship managementNews judgmentAudience developmentJournalistic ethicsMS Office proficiencyCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (salary range is flexible depending on 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

Multimedia skills, including video, photos, broadcast, on-camera, helpful

Proficient with MS Office Products

Proficient with Web-Based Communication Platforms (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)

Benefits

Bundled health, dental and vision plans

Programs to support mental health and wellness

Generous time-off policy

Paid Parental Leave

401K Plan with Employer Match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Multiple Employee Dependent Scholarship Programs

Commuter Flexible Spending

Lifestyle Programs (Including incentives for healthy habits)

Medical Infertility Services

Corporate discount programs

Employee Recognition/Service Awards

Company

Puget Sound Business Journal

The Puget Sound Business Journal is the leading source of local business news, data and networking for the Puget Sound and Seattle, Washington, region.

Seattle, Washington, USA

11-50 employees

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle

Funding

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Early Stage

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