Hybrid Multi-Platform Journalist: Sponsored Content

Community-Impact-Newspaper; Pflugerville (TX); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Byline visibility

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision

Career growth

Job summary

Community Impact Newspaper in Pflugerville, TX is hiring a Multi-Platform Journalist to write about 10 sponsored content pieces weekly for Austin, Houston, and Dallas–Fort Worth. The role blends storytelling, marketing, and technology to help stories be found and read across platforms.

You’ll work independently and with teams, ensuring brand alignment, audience relevance, and timely delivery using our CMS and CRM. The position offers a hybrid schedule, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• You write interesting and creative stories with tight copy, minimal errors, and on deadline.
• You take initiative and push through obstacles, helping local businesses thrive.
• You adapt to new tools and processes to improve output and respond to feedback.
• You own outcomes, report transparently, and seek coaching to improve.
• You align with our mission and engage readers with community-focused content.

Responsibilities

• Interview and develop story ideas; conduct interviews.
• Write and balance customer edits with AP/CI style guidelines.
• Assist sales with campaign ideas and craft engaging headlines.
• Collaborate across departments to meet deadlines and solve issues.
• Utilize in-house CRM and CMS to manage workload.

Skills

Excellence & Reliability

Initiative & Enthusiasm

Learning & Creative Problem-Solving

Ownership & Integrity

Resilience & Mission Alignment

Job description

Community Impact Newspaper in Pflugerville, TX is hiring a Multi-Platform Journalist to write about 10 sponsored content pieces weekly for Austin, Houston, and Dallas–Fort Worth. The role blends storytelling, marketing, and technology to help stories be found and read across platforms.

You’ll work independently and with teams, ensuring brand alignment, audience relevance, and timely delivery using our CMS and CRM. The position offers a hybrid schedule, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits.