Enterprise/Accountability Reporter

Responsibilities

• Produce quick-turn enterprise and accountability stories on key issues and people in the community
• Work collaboratively in a deadline-driven newsroom environment
• Write engagingly and accurately on North Texas
• Use social media as a tool to develop story ideas and respond to what our audience is already talking about
• Monitor analytics for your stories and work with editors to suggest approaches for improvement
• Collaborate with Audience editors and our Photo team to improve the digital presentation of your stories
• Collaborate with editors to evolve and shape your coverage to deepen engagement with our digital audience

Qualifications

• Demonstrated strong writing skills, with a track record of strong narrative writing, special projects
• Aptitude for public records, financial documents and legal filings
• Ability to self-manage and handle multiple projects at the same time
• Good news judgment, accuracy, speed, grammatical precision, a flair for headlines, energy, curiosity and an eye toward digital success
• Understanding of platforms and audiences and ability to compose stories appropriate to the platform of publication (e.g., voice, style, formatting, hyperlinks)
• Collaborating effectively with team members and across newsroom departments
• Familiarity with Texas
• Fluency in Spanish is an advantage

Requirements

• At least five years of related reporting experience
• Valid driver's license and registered vehicle to travel to assignments