The Digital Reporter contributes to the Business Journal's digital content across all platforms, including web, email and social media, thriving in a newsroom that values scoops and exclusives above all else and knows its audience and market exceptionally well.
The Digital Reporter is expected to curate, report and write posts as well as produce interactive features and galleries. The result should be a rich and vibrant digital experience that serves the Business Journal audience, generates user feedback, and inspires robust community interaction. The Digital Reporter's contributions will help the newsroom provide a rich and vibrant digital experience that serves the Business Journal audience.
The Digital Reporter will also cover minor beats, which could include the sales and marketing of luxury homes, retailer/restaurant announcements not picked up by those beat reporters and news in various sectors of the Twin Cities economy, as well as other types of stories that perform well and are easy to track, such as obituaries.
This reporter will work collaboratively with other newsroom staffers to maximize impact and accessibility of stories reported; and meet or exceed goals related to audience engagement.

• SKILLS:
  
  • Solid news judgment
  • Strong news reporting and writing skills with the speed required in a digital breaking-news environment
  • Strong headline writing skills
  • Ability to identify newsworthy events and sources
  • Competitive, collaborative, and curious with a keen interest in what's next
  • Ability to balance high content quality standards with ambitious traffic and engagement objectives
  • Strong analytical skills
  • Solid understanding journalistic ethics and AP Style
  • Comfortable relating to a wide range of people both in person and online
  • Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver unique content
  • Experience with web publishing and social media
  • Familiarity with SEO and site/traffic/engagement metrics
  • Comfortable working in a content-management system
  EXPERIENCE:
  • Minimum of 1-3 years of journalism experience (can include college media outlets); experience publishing on web platforms and using social media to source and promote content.
  • Digital reporting experience
  • Robust social media user
  • Knowledge of business and/or business community a plus
  • Newsroom experience a plus