Huron Daily Tribune News Reporter

About the role

The Huron Daily Tribune is a daily newspaper in Bad Axe, Michigan, seeking a digital-minded reporter to write for online and print publication with several deadlines throughout the day.

Responsibilities

• Write a minimum of 10-15 bylines a week, at least one a day, enriched with multimedia assets.
• Write a variety of stories, including content for newspaper subscribers and non-subscribers.
• Write a minimum of one, well-researched enterprise story a quarter.
• Attend at least one staff meeting or equivalent discussion a day for content planning purposes.
• Shoot or attain photos or create other multimedia assets.
• Prepare and package content for online and print publication.
• Able to learn content management systems quickly and effectively with appropriate internal training and external knowledge.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s in communications, journalism or equivalent in experience and/or education.
• Strong news judgment, knowledge of AP style and SEO best practices.
• Understand written sentences, paragraphs and headline writing in work related documents to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Follow the law, especially regarding the confidentiality and privacy of the people they interview or write about.

About the company

By joining the Manistee News Advocate, a publication of Hearst Midwest, a multimedia reporter becomes a family member of a media group that produces news with a hyper-local purpose. With one of the oldest news gathering media in Michigan and Illinois – Hearst Midwest Community Group – and our corresponding news websites, we have a serious journalistic commitment to provide local, watchdog and investigative reporting that impacts the areas we serve. Hearst is one of the nation’s largest diversified media, information and services companies with more than 360 businesses. At Hearst, we offer all the industry’s leading benefits you need to both feel and be your best. From financial wellbeing to personal care, our programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on the whole person. We want our employees to have a healthy, rewarding, balanced and meaningful experience — both at work and in life.