Lima News in Ohio seeking business reporter

If you see the business beat as just covering a bunch of stuffed shirts and writing chamber of commerce stories, do us both a big favor and move on to someone else’s ad. You’re not the person we’re seeking.

The business reporter at The Lima News, an award winning newspaper in West Central Ohio, will be covering one of the top beats in the newsroom. We are looking for an energetic reporter who can provide insights to the issues confronting our region as well as informing our readers about the people on the front lines. The successful candidate will be a storyteller with solid reporting skills, someone who feels as comfortable talking with the local UAW as he or she does the plant manager.

The beat includes covering economic development, retail, manufacturing and agriculture. The candidate should be a self-starter who enjoys chasing down a hard news story as well as writing a compelling feature for a Sunday Business cover.

We offer a great facility, a great staff and a competitive salary and benefits package. We are a mid-size newspaper (21,000-daily, 25,000-Sunday) with an excellent reputation for solid journalism, winning AP General Excellence awards 10 out of the last 12 years. Ours is a newsroom where people work hard, but have fun.

Candidates should have at least one to two year’s experience and the fire inside to do good journalism.

To apply, send or e-mail your resume, cover letter and 5 to 10 writing/reporting samples to: news@limanews.com, Jim Krumel, editor.