Pittsburgh Biz Times seeks energy reporter

The Pittsburgh Business Times, the leading digital/print business news operation in the market and part of the American City Business Journals chain, is looking for an experienced reporter to cover the energy beat. Preferred candidates will have covered energy for a respected daily news organization and must present an extensive portfolio of related clips, senior-level contacts within the industry and strong journalistic references. Energy is a critical area of coverage for us, so the right candidate must be able to hit the ground running.

Our reporters must marry strong traditional journalism skills — source building, sharp interviewing techniques, strong analytical and investigative reporting skills, clear writing, document use — with online and social media know-how. They are expected to contribute both short-form (daily online posts) and long-form (print) stories to our news products. Reporters are expected to break important hard news online and use print and video to tell the story behind the headlines, providing deeper analysis of newsworthy events.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

• Minimum of three years of journalism experience with a proven ability in reporting and writing about the energy industry

• Ability to work independently and remotely

• Ability to break news and identify newsworthy events and sources

• Strong writing, analytical and investigative interviewing skills

• Ability to relate comfortably to a wide range of people, in person and online, and develop sources and an audience

• Competitive, collaborative, curious

• Mastery of social media and digital interaction

• Proven experience building, maintaining and engaging an active audience

• Ability to work independently under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately

• Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure

• Understanding imperatives of multiple platforms — print, mobile, Internet, etc.

Email cover letter, resume, clips and references in care of editor Howard Burns at hburns@bizjournals.com. No phone calls please.