The Baton Rouge Business Report, the leading source of news and analysis for Baton Rouge area businesses, professionals and community leaders, is hiring a REPORTER who craves breaking news and sparking community conversations.
The goal: This reporter will create insightful and interesting content—explaining “why it matters” and “what’s next”—for Daily Report, our twice weekday daily newsletter, as well as Business Report, a monthly print magazine.
Big picture: We are looking for a skilled writer who has a passion telling original stories and embrace innovative ways to cover the news. Requirements include:
- Producing daily content for Daily Report AM and Daily Report PM newsletters that feature stories, analysis and scoops that matter most to our core audience
- A passion for exploring key issues facing the Baton Rouge area, its quality of life and the business community
- The flexibility to embrace change—particularly in how we connect with our audience—as the media industry continues to evolve
The details: Ideal candidates will be self-driven and have the following skills:
- Living in Baton Rouge isn’t a requirement, but it’s critical to have familiarity with the local market, including business, local politics and key social/quality of life issues
- Experience covering news
- Strong reporting skills, a willingness to ask difficult questions and comfort working in a fast-paced news environment and on deadline
- Excellent sources or a proven record of developing sources
- Passion for breaking news and explaining how a story impacts the reader
- Ability to write long-form profiles and explanatory journalism
- Understanding the stories that resonate most with our audience
The package:
- Competitive salary
- Health, dental and vision insurance
- Health and childcare cafeteria plans
- 401K
- Vacation, personal days and company holidays
- Professional learning and development programs
- Discounted health club membership
- Commitment to an open and inclusive work culture
- Potential to work remote
To apply: Interested applicants should send a resume, writing samples and three references via email to Executive Editor JR Ball at jrball@businessreport.com or by mail to 9029 Jefferson Highway, Suite 300, Baton Rouge LA 70809
Chris RoushChris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.