Multimedia General Assignment Reporter - Breaking News

Suntimes; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Commuter benefits

Retirement savings

Vacation and holidays

Job summary

Chicago Public Media in Chicago is seeking an experienced General Assignment Reporter to join our growing newsroom. The Reporter will provide breaking and trending news and feature coverage for the Chicago metropolitan area, discerning facts quickly from events, and may contribute multimedia elements.

The ideal candidate has at least two years of reporting experience, a Bachelor’s in journalism or related field, and strong ability to write clearly on deadline, collaborate with editors, and

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

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

News reporting

Editorial collaboration

Deadline writing

Multimedia storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism

Job description

Chicago Public Media in Chicago is seeking an experienced General Assignment Reporter to join our growing newsroom. The Reporter will provide breaking and trending news and feature coverage for the Chicago metropolitan area, discerning facts quickly from events, and may contribute multimedia elements.

The ideal candidate has at least two years of reporting experience, a Bachelor’s in journalism or related field, and strong ability to write clearly on deadline, collaborate with editors, and