The Island Packet of Hilton Head seeks an aggressive, enterprising reporter to join its award-winning newsroom in one of the most beautiful places in the country.
What you’ll bring:
- Focus on stories that build readership
- Think about audience first and always, with a commitment to tactics that grow readership.
- Master engaging multimedia storytelling
- Demonstrate speed, competitiveness and SEO savvy through aggregating and storytelling tools
- Work well in a team environment.
The successful candidate should have a college degree or equivalent work experience and be able to show a history of producing accountability journalism. Also:
- Strong writing skills, excellent news judgment and a demonstrated ability to “see the story” that is going to matter to readers.
- Unwavering commitment to accurate, ethical journalism.
- Ability to build source networks and bring a constant flow of story ideas.
- Ability to work collaboratively to aggressively tackle stories.
- Comfort with a job that will be demanding, fast-paced and constantly evolving.
- Facility with data, public records and business reports.
To apply, include a persuasive cover letter, your resume and four to six examples of your work.
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