Staff reporter

American City Business Journals, Inc.; Cincinnati, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Paid Parental Leave

401K Plan with Employer Match

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

American City Business Journals, Inc. is seeking reporters to join the Courier editorial team in Cincinnati. The position is hybrid, with in-office days and flexible scheduling, requiring strong business-beat reporting and a knack for breaking news.

Ideal candidates blend traditional journalism skills with online and social media know-how, and can develop sources, deliver scoops, and produce multimedia elements that engage readers across web and print formats.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5–7 years newsroom experience, preferably business beat.
• Desire and ability to break news and identify sources.
• Strong analytical and investigative interviewing skills.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively.
• Able to relate to a wide range of people in person, on the phone and online.

Responsibilities

• Define a clear and compelling vision for the look and voice of our products.
• Report and write short-form and long-form stories for web and print.
• Own the beat, dictating day-to-day coverage and exclusives.
• Relentlessly develop sources and manage relationships with executives.
• Scoop competitors on significant stories with context and rationale.

Skills

Newsroom experience

Business beat

Source development

Investigative interviewing

MS Office

Web-based platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Teams

Zoom/Webex

Job description

This position will be Hybrid in the office/market 3 days per week. The Courier editorial team is in the newsroom Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Employees can work in the market on Wednesdays and Fridays. Those days can be flexible in consultation with your manager.

The Reporters for ACBJ will join our newsroom and cover markets for one of the hottest economies in the country.

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.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• At least five to seven years of newsroom experience, preferably with a business publication or on a business beat (Banking and financial reporting experience is 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.
• 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

$60K – $70K

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.

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