The San Antonio Report, a nonprofit news outlet in the country’s seventh-largest city, is seeking a versatile and enterprising reporter to cover the business beat. The San Antonio Report offers competitive pay, full benefits and generous paid time off, and also embraces a collaborative work culture.
San Antonio’s business and technology landscape is diverse with large corporations like USAA, Valero Energy and H-E-B, to technology startups and small family-owned ventures. San Antonio is in a constant tug-of-war between wanting to establish itself as a destination for major business, technology and entrepreneurship while also holding true to the culture that makes the city unique. We are looking for a reporter who can recognize these nuances while going beyond the press release to tell stories of entrepreneurship, emerging trends and key figures in the business community. This reporter will need to be comfortable talking to CEOs, government officials, small business owners and grassroots activists.
This beat includes coverage of emerging local manufacturing sectors, the tourism and hospitality sector, health care sectors and cybersecurity industry.
The ideal candidate will be skilled at producing both spot news stories and longer, in-depth pieces as well as contributing to broader newsroom-wide reporting projects. This reporter will be asked to integrate themselves into the vast business and technology community to cultivate sources and break news. This position will also require writing a weekly business newsletter that can showcase our work and attract a larger audience. The business beat is a unique opportunity for a savvy reporter to make it their own and help craft a coverage model that gives readers a better understanding of the successes and challenges within San Antonio’s business landscape.
SKILL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Strong reporting skills, with specific experience covering business, technology and entrepreneurialism preferred.
- An understanding of financial reporting documents and the ability to source documents and research to aid in reporting.
- Proven ability to write well-organized, accurate copy on tight deadlines while also conceiving and pursuing long-term projects or stories.
- Strong writing skills with proven ability to explain San Antonio’s unique challenges as it relates to attracting top talent, businesses and entrepreneurs.
- Willingness to work closely with editors and other colleagues in shaping the best stories for our audience.
- Schedule flexibility (some nights, weekend work)
- Spanish proficiency is a plus.
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field.
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