Reporter

Posted 24 Days Ago
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Kansas City, MO
In-Office
Junior
Events • Other
The Role
The Reporter will create compelling stories for digital platforms and print editions, build sources, and manage community relationships to enhance audience engagement.
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Job Summary & 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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Preferred Qualifications
  • 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.
  • Multimedia skills, including video, photos, broadcast, on-camera, helpful.
  • Proficient with MS Office Products
  • Proficient with Web-Based Communication Platforms (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)
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Top Skills

Ms Office Products
Web-Based Communication Platforms (Teams
Webex)
Zoom
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The Company
HQ: Charlotte, North Carolina
83 Employees
Year Founded: 1985

What We Do

The Business Journals are the leading source of local business news, data and networking in the United States.

Follow us on social media and sign up for the Weekly Edition, Afternoon and Morning Editions, and breaking news alerts for all the latest news, business intelligence, awards and events you need to succeed in business.

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Through print, online and face-to-face events, The Business Journals offers leaders the best avenue for making connections and the opportunity to gain a competitive edge locally, regionally and nationally. TBJ is the premier media-solutions platform for companies that target business decision-makers.

The Business Journals reach more than 10 million readers and provides them with in-depth coverage of local business communities. The loyalty of these readers is a testament to TBJ's commitment to top-quality journalism and involvement in the business community.

Bizjournals.com is the online media division of American City Business Journals, the nation’s largest publisher of metropolitan business news, operating in 45 major cities nationwide. In addition, American City operates BizEquity. This online business valuation platform helps financial professionals create more valuable relationships with business owners.

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