Cincinnati Arts & Culture Beat Reporter

LINK Media; Covington (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

PTO & paid holidays

Equipment provided

Job summary

CityBeat, part of LINK Media, is seeking an Arts, Culture & Events Reporter to own coverage of Cincinnati's creative scene. The role emphasizes embedding with the local arts community, developing sources, and producing timely, engaging stories across venues, theaters, galleries and festivals.

The position reports to the Community Editor and includes five bylines weekly, daily briefs, and a mix of enterprise pieces, with full benefits, PTO, and equipment provided. Based in Covington, KY.

Qualifications

• Experience reporting on arts, culture, entertainment, lifestyle or community topics — professional, freelance or collegiate.
• Strong writing, interviewing and storytelling skills, particularly the ability to capture scene, voice and atmosphere.
• Familiarity with Cincinnati's creative community, or a deep curiosity to dive in fast.
• The 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.

Responsibilities

• Report and write assignments with multiple interviews and sources, roughly five bylines per week.
• Own the beat by identifying new coverage ideas and breaking news in arts and culture.
• Attend events, performances and press events as needed, including nights and weekends.
• Cover visual arts, theater, music, film, nightlife, festivals and neighborhood culture.
• Develop and maintain sources across the arts and cultural communities.

Skills

Arts reporting

Interviewing

Storytelling

Cross-platform

Deadline management

Transportation

Job description

CityBeat, part of LINK Media, is seeking an Arts, Culture & Events Reporter to own coverage of Cincinnati's creative scene. The role emphasizes embedding with the local arts community, developing sources, and producing timely, engaging stories across venues, theaters, galleries and festivals.

The position reports to the Community Editor and includes five bylines weekly, daily briefs, and a mix of enterprise pieces, with full benefits, PTO, and equipment provided. Based in Covington, KY.