General Assignment Reporter

Colonial Group; La Crosse (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Lee Enterprises’ La Crosse Tribune is seeking a General Assignment Reporter for the La Crosse, WI area. The role focuses on digitally savvy coverage of general assignment news, with collaboration among western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota journalists.

You will investigate, analyze, and report on how local decisions impact the community, including photos and video for publication, with additional multimedia experiences a plus. Night, weekend and holiday shifts are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field is expected, but relevant experience will be considered.
• Comfortable taking photos and video for publication; multimedia experience is a plus.
• Position includes night, weekend and holiday work.

Responsibilities

• Cover general assignment news as part of a team based in western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota.
• Hold area organizations accountable for their actions and report on how decisions affect the community.
• Produce a range of content from investigations to analytical pieces, features, and daily coverage.

Skills

Digital storytelling

Photo/video for publication

Investigations & analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Job description

General Assignment Reporter
La Crosse, WI

The La Crosse Tribune is seeking a digitally savvy reporter to cover general assignment news while collaborating with a team of journalists based in western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota.

We are looking for a reporter who will hold area organizations accountable for their actions and dig into how their decisions impact people in our community. An understanding of how to attract and engage a digital audience is necessary. This position will be expected to produce all manner of news content from investigations to analytical pieces to features and daily coverage.

A bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field is expected, but relevant experience also will be considered. Applicants should be comfortable taking photos and video for publication. Additional multi-media experience also is a plus.

This position includes some night, weekend and holiday work.

Pre-employment drug screen, background check and satisfactory driving history are required. EOE/M/F/D/V

Why Join Us?

La Crosse is the region’s largest city, surrounded by a world-class river, scenic bluffs and great quality of life.

Lee Enterprisesoffers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with careergrowth opportunities.We offer anextensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefitprogram includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability,company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition,we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match.We also offer generous paid time off to allowthe flexibility to balance personal life and work.This includes paid parental leave for newparents.

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 72 markets in 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.

Lee Enterprisesis proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebratediversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for allemployees. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.