Reporter - Denton

Community Impact; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Benefits Package

Career Growth

Job summary

Community Impact is seeking a Reporter to craft data-rich, unbiased hyperlocal stories for readers in a major metro market. You will deliver engaging content across digital platforms and print, weaving data with sources to illuminate community life.

You will work closely with designers to create visually compelling journalism while maintaining rigorous deadlines and curiosity about the world around you.

Qualifications

• Craft data-rich, engaging, unbiased local news stories.
• Able to juggle multiple leads and deadlines.
• Comfortable collaborating with designers to elevate visuals.

Responsibilities

• Write unbiased, hyperlocal news stories for readers in a major metro market.
• Develop data-driven storytelling and engaging content.
• Collaborate with Graphic Designers to make media visually appealing.
• Deliver stories to digital platforms and print as required.

Skills

Data storytelling

Unbiased reporting

Community engagement

Multitasking

Collaboration

Career growth

Job description

Reporter - $45,000 - $55,000 Annually, Top News Organization, Meaningful Work

Future Impacter,

Does reporting unbiased, hyperlocal news for readers in a major metro market sound exciting to you? Are you interested in creating data-rich, engaging content that takes a different approach to local storytelling? The stories our Reporters write are delivered directly to tens of thousands of readers’ homes and are engaged with on digital platforms every day.

Two million mailboxes get Community Impact Newspaper each month. It’s a piece of media that’s as enjoyable to read as it is informative—a newspaper front-to-back about your community. Integrate into a team and your community by becoming an Impacter today!

About You

• Enjoy weaving data and speech into engaging, informative and unbiased stories


• Have true curiosity for the world around you


• Love witnessing and connecting with the lives of people in your community


• Have a knack for juggling multiple leads and stories


• Feel excited at the prospect of collaborating with Graphic Designers to make your media as beautiful as it is meaningful


• Are looking to grow your Journalism career

WHY JOIN COMMUNITY IMPACT

• Strong Starting hourly rate


• Mileage Reimbursement: $135 monthly stipend for gas, mileage and tolls


• Paid Time Off: 112 hours annually


• Paid Holidays: 10 per year, plus an additional paid day off for your birthday


• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Employer-Paid Life Insurance


• Additional Coverage: Supplemental insurance options, including Accident and Critical Illness


• Career Growth: Opportunities for advancement and development

Requirements

• Ability to work outside of regular office hours to attend community meetings.


• Ability to be out in the communities we serve taking photos and connecting with sources.