Crain’s Detroit seeks a breaking news reporter

Crain’s Detroit Business is hiring a highly motivated news enthusiast with a digital-first mindset. This aggressive and assertive team journalists will:

• Supplement core beat coverage by producing smart and serious news intelligence, largely through mining press releases, public records, news conferences, and other local and national media sources.
• Cover big breaking news in the field and through smart aggregation of other platforms and sources.
• Maintain Crain’s mission and sensibility, which is to produce smart and serious news intelligence for business and political leaders throughout southeast Michigan.
• Other assignments as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Public Policy or related field
• Minimum of one year of professional experience, including paid and non-paid internships in a newsroom.
• An enthusiasm for learning and adapting to constant change.
• An ability to work with others, under pressure, in a spirit of generosity.
• A self-starter and independent thinker.
• Strong grammatical skills, with a demonstrated ability to edit and self-edit.
• Demonstrated experience writing and/or editing for a publication or platform.
• A demonstrated ability to work across platforms, including video, photo and audio.
• A demonstrated involvement and prowess in social media, including using it for both sourcing and reporting, and as a platform for your own brand.
• Online / digital portfolio showcasing work experience and work samples

Preferences

• Experience with databases, visualization tools and web design.
• Knowledge of HTML.
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly about complex issues and ideas.

To apply, go here.