General Assignment Reporter - New Braunfels

About the role

Does reporting unbiased, hyperlocal news for readers in a major metro market sound exciting to you? Are you interested in creating data-rich, engaging content that takes a different approach to local storytelling?

Responsibilities

• Reporting unbiased, hyperlocal news for readers in a major metro market.
• Create data-rich, engaging content that takes a different approach to local storytelling.
• Deliver stories directly to tens of thousands of readers’ homes and engage with them on digital platforms.
• Write stories that are as enjoyable to read as they are informative—a newspaper front-to-back about your community.
• Integrate into a team and your community by becoming an Impacter today!

Requirements

• Ability to work outside of regular office hours to attend community meetings.
• Ability to be out in the communities we serve taking photos and connecting with sources.

Qualifications

• Looking to grow your Journalism career.
• True curiosity for the world around you.
• A knack for juggling multiple leads and stories.
• Loving to witness and connect with the lives of people in your community.
• Enjoying weaving data and speech into engaging, informative, and unbiased stories.
• Felting excited at the prospect of collaborating with Graphic Designers to make your media as beautiful as it is meaningful.

Skills

• Strong writing and storytelling skills.
• Data analysis and visualization abilities.
• Outreach and community engagement skills.
• Photography and videography skills (optional).

Benefits

• Starting salary of $46,000, with room to grow based on experience.
• Mileage Reimbursement: $135 monthly stipend for gas, mileage and tolls.
• Paid Time Off: 112 hours annually.
• Paid Holidays: 10 per year, plus an additional paid day off for your birthday.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Employer-Paid Life Insurance.
• Additional Coverage: Supplemental insurance options, including Accident and Critical Illness.
• Career Growth: Opportunities for advancement and development.

Pay

Starting salary of $46,000, with room to grow based on experience.

Schedule

Regular office hours, with occasional flexibility to attend community meetings and take photos.