La Voz Reporter

USA TODAY Co., Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com is seeking a digital-first bilingual reporter to join the Spanish-language reporting and producing team at La Voz. This role focuses on serving the Spanish-speaking community in metro Phoenix with fast, accurate bilingual coverage in Spanish and English.

The reporter will monitor community needs, craft service journalism, and deliver a mix of breaking news, daily enterprise, and long-form stories across platforms.

Qualifications

• Spanish fluency required and strong command of AP grammar and style.
• Proven newsroom experience in Spanish media and ability to produce breaking news and long-form content.
• Experience using social platforms (X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) to enhance reporting and audience engagement.

Responsibilities

• Report community-centered stories in Spanish for La Voz and English for azcentral.com.
• Produce breaking news, daily enterprise, features, and multi-sourced stories in both languages.
• Engage readers across platforms including social, video, and newsletters.
• Apply strong news judgment informed by experience in Spanish-language media.
• Use data and metrics to inform story choices and beat strategies.
• Adapt content for a bilingual audience with accuracy and clarity.

Skills

Spanish fluency

AP style

News reporting

Social media engagement

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in communications, journalism, marketing or related field

Job description

The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com is seeking a digital-first bilingual reporter to join the Spanish-language reporting and producing team at La Voz.

La Voz is the Spanish-language sister publication and bilingual desk of The Arizona Republic/azcentral.com, bringing local news coverage of Phoenix and Arizona to Latinos and Spanish speakers.

Essential Job Duties Include

• This reporter will closely monitor and build connections in the Spanish-speaking community of metro Phoenix to craft service journalism and answer reader questions.
• This reporter will produce a combination of breaking news, daily enterprise, feature and multi-sourced stories in Spanish and English in a fast-paced, competitive, 24/7 news cycle.

Typical Job Duties

• Report community-centered stories ranging from quick-turn breaking news to deeper features.
• Use search insights to connect with readers on trending topics.
• Break essential Spanish-language news.
• Demonstrate strong news judgment informed by real-world experience in Spanish news media.
• Bring fresh ideas about how to best deliver audience-centered coverage of Spanish speaking communities.
• Provide cogent analysis of trends and issues.
• Report quickly, clearly and accurately.
• Engage with readers through various platforms, including social, video and newsletters.

Knowledge And Skills

• Spanish fluency required.
• Strong command of AP grammar and style.
• Strong copy-editing skills and the ability to produce breaking news and long-form content that is clean, accurate and publication ready.
• Use metrics to inform story choices and shape beat strategies.
• Experiment with new ways of informing and engaging audiences across platforms and alternate story forms.
• Comfort and familiarity using social media such as X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and other emerging platforms to enhance reporting and share journalism.
• Established understanding of media ethics and sourcing.

Required Work Experience, Training And Education

• Bachelor's or master's degree in communications, journalism, marketing or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven newsroom experience in Spanish media.
• Must have required skills including social media, storytelling, analytical ability, interpersonal skills and time management.
• This role requires a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and the minimum liability insurance required by state law.

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