Beat Reporter: Healthcare, Tech, Cannabis & Higher Ed

Baltimore Business Journal

Baltimore (MD)

Hybrid

USD 60,000 - 65,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision plans

401K with employer match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Baltimore Business Journal is seeking a reporter to cover healthcare, tech, higher education and cannabis beats in Greater Baltimore. This hybrid role requires three in‑office days weekly, with schedule flexibility in consultation with management.

The ideal candidate blends traditional reporting with online and social media skills, including multimedia elements, to deliver scoops and forward‑looking business insights on Johns Hopkins, UMMS and local universities and the evolving tech ecosystem.

Qualifications

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.
Multimedia skills, including video, photos, broadcast, on‑camera, helpful.
Proficient with MS Office Products
Proficient with Web‑Based Communication Platforms (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)

Responsibilities

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.