Hearst Connecticut Media Group seeks a breaking news reporter

Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s journalists cover communities in Fairfield and New Haven counties and beyond, serving readers across platforms, including our sites, app, newsletters, social media accounts and more for eight daily and 13 weekly newspapers.

We’re looking for an enterprising, audience-focused and collaborative Breaking News Reporter to join Hearst Connecticut Media at a time when we’re growing digital subscriptions.

This reporter’s work would appear on HCMG’s new statewide site CTInsider.com and across our network. They would contribute topical daily stories and in-depth enterprise pieces of high interest to readers.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Works collaboratively with editors, other reporters, photographers and audience team members to tell impactful stories across platforms that engage and retain local subscribers and other readers
• Reports and writes quickly and effectively to break news online and follows up when appropriate with more in-depth enterprise pieces
• Demonstrates a comfort level with analyzing and interpreting metrics and uses them to inform coverage decisions in real-time and the long-term
• Effectively shoots and edits photos and video to accompany stories and is able to live tweet or go live on Facebook when it’s warranted for bigger breaking stories

Qualifications: 

• Experience writing or editing at a newspaper, news website or magazine
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in journalism, English, communications or related field preferred
• Demonstrated success working in a deadline-driven environment
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with a proven ability to effectively juggle multiple tasks
• Ability to speak a second language like Spanish a plus
• Valid driver’s license and a working vehicle are required for this position

To apply: Send a cover letter, resume and clips for review.

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