Business Reporter: Local News, Data & Community Impact

Forum Communications Company; Fargo (ND); Sur place; USD 45 000 - 50 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Parental leave

Disability

Life insurance

Critical illness

Accident coverage

Hospital indemnity

Retirement match

PTO & volunteering

Résumé du poste

Forum Communications Company is seeking a business reporter to join the Fargo-Moorhead team. The role focuses on developing beats, reporting on local business, and informing readers with clear, accurate storytelling across print and digital formats.

You will work with a newsroom that values strong writing, deadline discipline, and engagement on social media, with opportunities to shoot photos and video and to grow your career within a longtime regional leader.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education/experience in journalism is required. At least one year of experience in a professional newsroom is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Develops beats that include knowledgeable and diverse sources
• Must be a self-starter who can generate good story ideas
• Eagerness to cover breaking business news
• Comfortable using social media to promote stories and/or interact with readers
• Ability to shoot own photos and video as needed
• Ability to enhance online presentation of stories with related content and other elements like PDFs of public records, YouTube videos, Facebook and Instagram posts.
• Pays attention to coverage from other outlets
• Attends once-weekly meetings in person to discuss digital readership metrics and story ideas.
• Other duties as assigned

Connaissances

Beat development

Deadlines

Interviews

Social media

Photo & video

Strong writing

Fairness & sensitivity

Valid driver's license

Formation

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in journalism

Description du poste

Forum Communications Company is seeking a business reporter to join the Fargo-Moorhead team. The role focuses on developing beats, reporting on local business, and informing readers with clear, accurate storytelling across print and digital formats.

You will work with a newsroom that values strong writing, deadline discipline, and engagement on social media, with opportunities to shoot photos and video and to grow your career within a longtime regional leader.