Cincinnati Arts & Culture Beat Reporter

LINK Media, LLC; Covington (KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

PTO and paid holidays

Equipment provided

Job summary

CityBeat in Covington, KY seeks an Arts, Culture & Events Reporter to own coverage of Cincinnati's arts scene, from galleries to live music, museums and neighborhoods. You will embed with the creativity community, develop sources, and break news on what to do in Cincinnati.

You will report to the Community Editor, collaborate with reporters and videographer, and produce weekly bylines, briefs, and weekend guides for a hungry readership.

Qualifications

• Experience reporting on arts, culture, entertainment, lifestyle or community topics—professional, freelance or collegiate.
• Strong writing, interviewing and storytelling skills, capturing scene, voice and atmosphere.
• Familiarity with Cincinnati's creative community or curiosity to dive in fast.
• Ability to balance quick-turn daily work with longer-form enterprise reporting.
• Comfort working across platforms—digital, social and print.
• Strong collaboration, communication and deadline management.
• Reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Report and write roughly five bylines per week with multiple interviews and sources.
• Produce around two short news briefs daily—announcements, openings, closings and venue news.
• Cover CityBeat's weekly Things to Do in Cincinnati This Weekend guide.
• Publish at least one additional regional listicle per week on things to see, do or experience.
• Own the beat by identifying new guide ideas and evergreen topics.
• Break news about Cincinnati's arts and cultural community—venues, leadership, cancellations, major announcements.
• Develop and maintain sources across arts, entertainment and culture communities.
• Cover visual arts, theatre, music, film, nightlife, festivals and museums.
• Attend concerts, gallery openings, and press events—night/weekend coverage.

Skills

Arts reporting

Interviews

Fast reporting

Digital & print

Deadline management

Transportation

Job description

CityBeat in Covington, KY seeks an Arts, Culture & Events Reporter to own coverage of Cincinnati's arts scene, from galleries to live music, museums and neighborhoods. You will embed with the creativity community, develop sources, and break news on what to do in Cincinnati.

You will report to the Community Editor, collaborate with reporters and videographer, and produce weekly bylines, briefs, and weekend guides for a hungry readership.