The Pantagraph, an award-winning newspaper in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, is seeking an energetic self-starter to cover the business beat for our newspaper, website and monthly business magazine.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have:
- Strong storytelling skills
- Ability to sift through jargon to make business issues interesting and relevant to readers
- Ability to develop sources and story ideas
- Ability to juggle daily and long-term assignments, meet deadlines and generate coverage quickly for our website and social media
- Ability to look beyond the meeting or press release to find enterprises stories
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 1-2 years’ of newsroom experience
- Business writing experience a plus, but not essential
Candidate must be willing to work a Tuesday through Saturday shift, with Saturdays as a general assignment reporter.
Bloomington-Normal is a growing, diverse economy, home to a Fortune 500 insurance company, an automotive manufacturer, a regional airport and an abundance of small businesses.
Applicants should include a resume, cover letter and 4-6 writing samples.
Apply here.
