The Austin Business Journal seeks a technology reporter to cover startups and large companies in one of the hottest tech sectors in the country.
This beat focuses less on tech products and more on the people, money and companies behind them. Startups are a major force in Austin and will likely dominate coverage, but the high walls of AMD, Apple, Facebook, Google, Dell and other giants also need to be scaled.
Our tech reporter is expected to provide forward-looking business intelligence to savvy readers who will use it to grow their businesses and/or advance their careers. Our content gives them a leg up on their competitors, connects them with decision-makers and delineates growth strategies that work from those that don’t.
The ideal candidate will blend traditional journalism skills — source building, sharp news judgment, interviewing prowess and scoop-driven reporting – with online and social media know-how. Reporters in our newsroom don’t just turn in copy. They include videos, slideshows and other multimedia components that advance the story and further engage our audience. They break hard news that sometimes sources don’t want brought to light, but they don’t burn bridges.
Job Duties
• Report and write short-form and long-form stories for the website and weekly print edition.
• Own the beat, dictating day-to-day coverage and thriving on digging out source-driven exclusives.
• Relentlessly develop sources and manage relationships with high-level executives and other community leaders.
• Scoop competitors on every story of any significance, not only telling them what happened, but why and how.
Experience Desired
Minimum of three years of journalism experience. Track record of building, maintaining and engaging a high-level audience in person, in print and online; social media mavens held in high regard.
Send clips, a resume and a letter explaining how you’d cover the beat to editor Colin Pope at cpope@bizjournals.com.
