Greenville, SC Reporter

The Post and Courier; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Post and Courier seeks a reporter to cover Greenville's fast-paced business, retail, growth and development beat. The role aims to provide authoritative local coverage in a city expanding with newcomers and a shifting skyline.

The candidate will break news, push for accountability with officials and developers, and report on openings and closings while serving the community with timely, clear reporting. A strong newsroom contributor, you will be part of a network of award-winning journalists.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or English preferred.
• 2+ years' experience writing for a news organization.
• Flexibility to occasionally adjust hours to cover breaking news or weekend and evening events.
• Valid driver's license, good driving record, reliable and insured vehicle.
• Reliable access to internet service.

Responsibilities

• Produce story ideas for your assigned beat.
• Write solidly researched stories that are clear, engaging and concise.
• Produce work that is accurate in fact, tone and implication.
• Have an understanding of libel law and plagiarism rules.
• Effectively learn and use all job technology and systems.
• Learn and follow all department and company policies and procedures.
• Meet all assigned deadlines.
• Develop a list of knowledgeable, diverse sources.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Job description

The Post and Courier is looking for a reporter to cover the fast-paced business/retail/growth and development beat in Greenville, a city exploding with new people that's regularly named among the best places to live in the country.

Greenville is known for its high quality of life, with easy access to mountains from a bustling city with a shifting skyline. It's also the central point for all business dealings across the fast-growing Upstate region, home to 1.5 million people and the largest BMW factory in the world.

We're looking for a driven journalist who reports with authority and will establish themselves as the indispensable source for business and retail news. This person will be expected to break news, to look for the stories that will serve and inform the community — not wait for press releases to repackage. We want someone who is comfortable holding officials' and developers' feet to the fire on why a highly anticipated project isn't coming while also filing stories on the latest retail openings and closings.

The business beat is a key position in Greenville, routinely leading our newsroom in traffic, new subscriptions and engagement. So whether you want to leap from reporting for a small-town paper to covering a rapidly growing metro, are looking for a chance to flex your investigative skills or are ready for a new challenge after a couple of years on a different beat, this could be an excellent fit.

How the Charleston-based Post and Courier ended up in Greenville, some 200 miles inland, is a testament to our devotion to informing the public. The Pulitzer Prize-winning organization saw legacy papers withering amid massive mergers and consolidations, and the resulting layoffs.

Seeing that need, The Post and Courier expanded beyond its Lowcountry roots, opening and staffing offices across the state. It's now in Beaufort, Columbia, Florence, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, North Augusta, Rock Hill and Spartanburg.

This job makes you part of that network of award-winning journalists who are committed to shining a light on all corners of South Carolina.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce story ideas for your assigned beat.
• Write solidly researched stories that are clear, engaging and concise.
• Produce work that is accurate in fact, tone and implication.
• Have an understanding of libel law and the rules governing plagiarism.
• Effectively learn and use all job technology and systems.
• Learn and follow all department and company policies and procedures.
• Meet all assigned deadlines.
• Develop a list of knowledgeable, diverse sources.
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or English preferred.
• 2+ years' experience writing for a news organization.
• Flexibility to occasionally adjust hours to cover breaking news or weekend and evening events.
• Valid driver's license, good driving record, reliable and insured vehicle.
• Reliable access to internet service.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Strong writing and editing skills.
• Strong social media skills.
• Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to break news and react quickly to breaking stories.
• Ability to prioritize workload and self-manage projects, handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines.
• Knowledge of the community and surrounding cities a plus.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-evolving industry and workplace.
• Strong, professional work ethic
• Ability to work independently remotely, if necessary.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND TRAVEL

Regularly required to sit for long periods of time; close eye work on computer screen; required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, bend and stoop; light to moderate lifting 15-30 pounds. The worker is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions, which provide protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is sometimes subject to adverse outside environmental conditions. Local travel is required.