Austin American-Statesman seeks business/tech reporter

The American-Statesman is looking for an experienced, motivated reporter to cover a new, hybrid beat on our business/technology team.

This position will be largely general-assignment based, with about half its time devoted to the Statesman’s 512Tech.com technology reporting team and half on other general business topics.

Specific aspects of the beat will include: Telecommunications (phone and cable networks, data streaming); the digital marketing and advertising sector; the local and state auto industry; ride-hailing companies; food safety; and assisting in a secondary role on coverage of retail and entertainment topics. The reporter in this role will also assist as needed on other technology topics, and will sometimes help out on other beats, including real estate, development, regional/state economics and business/government issues.

The position’s flexibility will provide great opportunities to seek out strong, interesting and unusual enterprise stories across a wide variety of topics.

Obviously, teamwork, adaptability and a healthy curiosity about many topics will be key attributes for this position. The right candidate will also be comfortable telling stories in multiple ways across all our platforms, including digital, print and video – and they will be comfortable regularly blogging and building their brand through social media.

The ideal candidate will also be able to communicate clearly with co-workers and managers, and be able to understand how their work – and their beat – fits into the bigger picture both of the Statesman’s business team and the newsroom as a whole.

The Statesman’s business/technology team operates with a culture of collaboration; candidates with a lone-wolf style and an unwillingness to work closely with fellow business team reporters will not succeed on our team. We value reporters who are self-motivated, who seek out new challenges and who consistently hone their craft and learn new skills.

To apply, go here.