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Idaho Falls paper seeks a business reporter

The Post Register in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is in search of an experienced Business Reporter.

Job Summary
Candidates must have strong writing, research and people skills. The position requires ability to take photographs for assigned territory, its online editions and also to share content with the company’s other publications. Duties include assigned beat work of business and newsworthy items. Proficiency with the Internet and social media required. This is a full-time position, with weeknight and weekend assignments part of the job.

Job Functions

The successful candidate must be flexible, attentive to details, diplomatic, able to take direction, and able to multitask. This position will work with different personality types and across a number of publications. Candidates for this position should have strong interpersonal skills and client orientation and exhibit an ability to work effectively with internal and external contacts as a team member as well as a team leader.

Requirements

Essential Functions

  • Ability to write and to provide clean copy, to take photos and video, strong organizational skills
  • Must be able to accept instruction and editing suggestions from editors
  • Must be able to work cooperatively with the public
  • Perform job duties and conduct self in accordance with company core values
  • Initiate and nurture effective, professional relationships with internal and external contact
  • Responsibility to write headlines

Minimum Requirements

Prior reporting/editing experience preferred.

Demonstrated ability to multitask.

Must have own transportation.

Technology Skills       

Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook is helpful. Ability to use Facebook and Twitter and other social media preferred.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field strongly preferred.

For immediate consideration, please send resume, cover letter and 3-4 best examples of your writing to Monte LaOrange at mlaorange@postregister.com

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

Chris Roush

Chris 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.

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