General Assignment Reporter (Sun-Times)

Chicago Public Media; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Chicago Public Media is seeking an experienced General Assignment Reporter to deliver breaking and feature coverage for the Chicago metropolitan area. The role may require nights, weekends and holidays, with opportunities to provide multimedia elements for stories.

The ideal candidate writes with a fun, engaging voice and quickly discerns facts from events like news conferences or crime scenes, while maintaining accuracy and balance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of experience as a reporter.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communication, or related field.
• Ability to write in-depth stories.
• Ability to collaborate with editors and other reporters.
• Ability to work nights, weekends, and some holidays.

Responsibilities

• Provide breaking and trending news and feature coverage.
• Report clearly, accurately, and fairly on tight deadlines.
• Work collaboratively with editors and other reporters on breaking news.
• Conceptualize, research, plan, report, and produce accurate content.

Skills

Two years reporting experience

Journalism

Storytelling

Deadline-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Job description

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an experienced General Assignment Reporter to join our growing newsroom. The General Assignment Reporter will provide breaking and trending news and feature coverage for and about the Chicago metropolitan area. The ideal candidate will be someone who can quickly discern facts from a political news conference or a crime scene as well as write with a fun, engaging voice on cultural trends. You may also be asked to provide multimedia elements for the stories you report. This rolemay entail working nights, weekends and holidays.

RESPONSIBILTIES

Provide breaking and trending news and feature coverage as well as produce in-depth pieces on trends and a variety of topics

Report clearly, accurately, and fairly to deliver fully sourced new stories on tight deadlines

Work collaboratively with editors and other reporters on breaking news and assigned stories

Conceptualize, research, plan, report, and produce accurate, original content, both independently and on assignment.

Produce high-profile work that contributes something new, compelling and/or useful to the public conversation.

Demonstrate strong reporting and storytelling skills, working to develop subject matter expertise – in the case of beat reporters – and diverse, strong sourcing.

Demonstrate sound, trustworthy editorial judgment, including attention to diverse experiences and perspectives, prioritize factual accuracy in all content and comply with best ethical practices.

Regularly meet deadlines and communicate effectively with managers, editors and colleagues, and help improve CST’s audience relationships, workplace culture, editorial excellence and impact

QUALIFICATIONS

A minimum of two years of experience as a reporter

Bachelor's degree in journalism, communication, or a related field

A focus on producing accurate and factual stories

Ability to collaborate with reporters and editors on stories

Ability to write in-depth stories

Ability to juggle multiple stories while working on longer pieces

Ability to work nights, weekends, and some holidays

Ability to fill in for vacationing beat reporters

COMPENSATION

The expected pay range for this position is $60,000 to $65,500 per ANNUM.

Chicago Public Media provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the organization reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographical location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

Working at Chicago Public Media

At Chicago Public Media, we care deeply about our employees as we know attracting, developing, and growing talent is key to our success and enhancing our impact.

Our culture is one where collaboration, diversity of ideas, and innovation are encouraged. We value colleagues who will enhance our culture by bringing new ideas, divergent experiences, and talents to our dynamic workplace.

At Chicago Public Media we believe dedication to a great workplace includes supporting our employees and their families. As a result, we provide a broad and generous benefits package for employees at hire and in the years to come.

Our benefits include a competitive salary and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, vacation, holidays, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement savings, and a commuter benefits plan.

Chicago Public Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we actively seek and welcome people from all backgrounds, orientations, and life experiences to join our team.

The essential functions described above are not all-inclusive and are not intended to create any contractual or other legal commitment. Chicago Public Media may change the content or format of this job at any time in its sole and exclusive discretion without notice.