Real Estate & Development Reporter

Kansas City Business Journal; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K Plan with Employer Match

Paid parental leave

Flexible spending accounts

Commuter benefits

Employee recognition

Job summary

Kansas City Business Journal is seeking a real estate and development reporter to cover new projects, incentives and key players in Kansas City. This role operates in a hybrid office model with three days in the office, flexible days in consultation with management.

The ideal candidate will blend traditional journalism skills with digital storytelling, multimedia delivery, and a proactive approach to sourcing exclusive news.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Professional reporting experience, particularly in coverage of real estate and city government.
• Desire and ability to break news and to identify newsworthy events and sources.
• Strong analytical and investigative-interviewing skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Define a clear and compelling vision for the look, feel and voice of our products, including a thriving digital news operation, a printed weekly edition, and daily emails.
• Report and write short-form and long-form stories for the website and weekly print edition.
• Own the beat, dictating day-to-day coverage and thriving on digging out source-driven exclusives.
• Relentlessly develop sources and manage relationships with high-level executives and other community leaders.
• Scoop competitors on every story of any significance, not only telling readers what happened, but why and how.

Skills

Source building

Investigative interviewing

Multimedia reporting

Video production

MS Office

Web platforms

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Teams/Zoom/Webex

Video editing

Job description

This position will be Hybrid in the office/market 3 days per week, and those days can be flexible in consultation with your manager.

If you're driven to break news and spark conversation in the market — and have experience doing it — this is the right position at the right moment. The real estate and development reporter will cover new projects, incentives and the players involved. Kansas City is in the midst of a growth surge and ready to benefit from international exposure gained as a World Cup host city. Plans for a new downtown ballpark also will affect nearly every part of town and corner of the development business.

Our reporters must be competitive, nimble and driven to break news. They are expected to provide forward-looking business intelligence to savvy readers who will use it to grow their businesses and/or advance their careers. This entails working our source networks and digging up news before it's announced or readily available.

The ideal candidate will blend traditional journalism skills — source building, sharp news judgment, interviewing prowess and scoop-driven reporting — with online and social media know-how. Our reporters don't just turn in copy. They include videos, slideshows and other multimedia components that advance the story and further engage our audience.

• Define a clear and compelling vision for the look, feel and voice of our products, including a thriving digital news operation, a printed weekly edition, and daily emails.
• Report and write short-form and long-form stories for the website and weekly print edition.
• Own the beat, dictating day-to-day coverage and thriving on digging out source-driven exclusives.
• Relentlessly develop sources and manage relationships with high-level executives and other community leaders.
• Scoop competitors on every story of any significance, not only telling readers what happened, but why and how.

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• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• Professional reporting experience, particularly in coverage of real estate and city government
• Desire and ability to break news and to identify newsworthy events and sources
• Strong analytical and investigative-interviewing skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to relate comfortably to a wide range of people, in person, on the phone and online
• A clear drive to develop sources and build audience
• Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure
• Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors
• Multimedia skills, including video, photos, broadcast, on-camera, helpful
• Proficient with MS Office Products
• Proficient with Web-Based Communication Platforms (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)

The well-being of our employees is paramount. For that reason, ACBJ offers a variety of rich and competitive benefits including bundled health, dental and vision plans designed to meet our employees' needs. We also provide programs to support mental health and wellness and a generous time-off policy in support of taking the time needed to recharge.

• Paid Parental Leave
• 401K Plan with Employer Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Multiple Employee Dependent Scholarship Programs
• Commuter Flexible Spending
• Lifestyle Programs (Including incentives for healthy habits)
• Medical Infertility Services
• Corporate discount programs
• Employee Recognition/Service Awards
• And so much more! (Benefits coverage indicated above may be based on employee participation in benefit programs and eligibility)

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable city, state or federal law.

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