Arts, Culture & Events Reporter

About the role

The Arts, Culture & Events Reporter will cover Cincinnati's vibrant arts and cultural scene, reporting on events, venues, personalities, and more. This position requires strong writing, interviewing, and storytelling skills, along with a deep understanding of the city's creative community.

Responsibilities

• Report and write roughly five bylines per week, including multiple interviews and sources
• Write two short news briefs a day, covering announcements, openings and closings, artist and venue news, event developments, and other timely items
• Own the beat by developing and maintaining sources across the arts, entertainment, and cultural communities
• Break news about Cincinnati's arts and cultural community, including venue openings and closures, leadership changes, cancellations, major announcements, controversies, and everything else that moves
• Develop and maintain the weekly Things to Do in Cincinnati guide
• Create and maintain a listicle of things to see, do, or experience around the region
• Attend concerts, performances, gallery openings, festivals, and press events throughout the region when necessary

Requirements

• Experience reporting on arts, culture, entertainment, lifestyle, or community topics
• Strong writing, interviewing, and storytelling skills, particularly the ability to capture scene, voice, and atmosphere
• Familiarity with Cincinnati's creative community, or a deep curiosity to dive in fast
• The ability to balance quick-turn daily work with longer-form enterprise reporting
• Comfort working across platforms—digital, social, and print
• Strong collaboration, communication, and deadline management skills
• Flexibility for event-based coverage outside regular business hours
• Sound news judgment and the ability to produce fast, thorough, accurate reporting with minimal supervision
• Reliable transportation

Qualifications

• College degree preferred, but not required
• Experience in a similar role, either professional, freelance, or collegiate
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Passion for local journalism and a desire to contribute to the community

Skills

• Excellent writing and storytelling skills
• Strong research and investigative skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Proficiency in digital and social media platforms
• Knowledge of Cincinnati's cultural landscape

Benefits

Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus PTO and paid holidays. All the equipment you need to do the job is provided. Salary range is $42,000 - $47,000, depending on experience.