Reporter

Acbj; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision plans

401K with employer match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal is seeking a competitive, resourceful reporter to cover Minnesota's banking, finance, and professional services sectors. This hybrid role involves three in-office days per week with flexible scheduling in consultation with the manager.

You'll build sources, break news, and deliver multi-media stories that inform local decision-makers and shape business growth in the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Desire and ability to break news and identify sources.
• Strong analytical and investigative-interviewing skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to relate to a wide range of people, in person, on the phone and online.
• Drive to develop sources and build audience.
• Solid understanding of news writing and ethics.

Responsibilities

• Define a clear vision for the look, feel and voice of our products, including digital/news operation and weekly print edition.
• Report and write short-form and long-form stories for website and weekly print edition.
• Own the beat, dictating day-to-day coverage and exclusives.
• Develop sources and manage relationships with executives and community leaders.
• Scoop competitors on significant stories with context and rationale.

Skills

News reporting

Source building

Interviewing

Analytical skills

Independent & collaborative

Networking

Communication

MS Office

Web conferencing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Zoom/Teams/Webex

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.

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal is looking for a competitive, resourceful reporter to cover Minnesota's robust banking and finance ecosystem, which includes the national headquarters for U.S. Bancorp, a large regional hub for Wells Fargo and several substantial local and regional players. This reporter will also cover the Twin Cities' largest professional-services firms, particularly law, accounting, executive search and consulting firms, and sports business.

Our reporters must be competitive, nimble and driven to break news about the most important industries, companies and people in the region. 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. Our content gives them a leg up on their competitors, connects them with decision makers and delineates growth strategies that work from those that don't. This usually 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. Reporters in our newsroom don't just turn in copy. They include videos, slideshows and other multimedia components that advance the story and further engage our audience. They break hard news that sometimes sources don't want brought to light, but they don't burn bridges.

Job 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 them what happened, but why and how.

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Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 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 collaboratively
• 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.
• Proficient with MS Office Products
• Proficient with Web-Based Communication Platforms (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)

Additional Job Information

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.
Here are just a few of our programs:
* 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)

Salary Range

65000-75000

Compliance Statement

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.

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Information on race, gender and national origin will only be used for statistical and recordkeeping purposes, and will not be used in making any employment decisions. All information provided will be kept separate from your expression of interest. Providing this information is strictly voluntary, and you will not be subjected to any adverse action or treatment if you choose not to provide this information. If you do not choose to answer these questions, we ask that you select "Decline to Identify" for each question. Thank you for your voluntary cooperation.

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