Senior Business Reporter & Beat Lead

acbjcareers; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

acbjcareers is seeking an experienced editor to shape the look, voice, and ambition of our products—digital news, a weekly print edition, and daily emails. You will own the beat, drive day-to-day coverage, and cultivate sources to deliver exclusive, high-impact stories.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years in a newsroom, preferably on a business beat, strong investigative skills, and the ability to work both independently and with teams. Multimedia savvy and source-building instincts are a must.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5–7 years newsroom experience, preferably with a business publication or on a business beat (Banking and financial reporting a plus).
• 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.
• Multimedia skills, including video, photos, social, broadcast, on-camera, helpful.
• Proficient with MS Office Products
• Proficient with Web-Based Communication Platforms (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)

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.

Skills

News writing

Investigative interviewing

Source development

Multimedia skills

MS Office

Web conferencing tools

Team collaboration

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

5–7 years newsroom experience

Tools

Video editing tools

Photo editing tools

Team/Zoom/Webex

MS Office

Job description

acbjcareers is seeking an experienced editor to shape the look, voice, and ambition of our products—digital news, a weekly print edition, and daily emails. You will own the beat, drive day-to-day coverage, and cultivate sources to deliver exclusive, high-impact stories.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years in a newsroom, preferably on a business beat, strong investigative skills, and the ability to work both independently and with teams. Multimedia savvy and source-building instincts are a must.