The Gazette (Clarity Media Group) seeks a public safety reporter

Colorado’s largest news organization – Clarity Media Group — is seeking a talented and tenacious multimedia reporter to join its public safety team in Colorado Springs. The Gazette is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and has multiple digital and print products. Versatility is the key attribute for the successful candidate. We’re looking for top-notch enterprise and deep dives from this reporter along with the ability to go live from the scene with our breaking news journalists. Send us a few links to your favorite work and tell us why you’re ready to work in one of America’s best and most beautiful news towns — at the base of Pikes Peak.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Break news on a competitive beat. Quickly, clearly and accurately report breaking news as it happens.
• Build a range of public safety and criminal justice sources throughout the region.
• Collaborate and maintain strong working relationship with other Clarity Media staff to assure growth of audiences and to increase loyalty and improve engagement.
• Develop and maintain good relations with the local community.
• Convey news and tell stories using multiple tools—including writing, social media, photos and video. Podcasting experience a plus.
• Write analytically for readers looking for a deeper dive into public safety and criminal justice issues.
• Spot local trends in public safety and criminal justice. Take national topics and relate them on local level. Offer story ideas but also take assignments.
• Collaborate with editors, reporters, visual journalists, producers and designers.
• Be present on social media. Use it as a tool to build audience, extend the brand and to post breaking news.
• Stay abreast of all major news in the region, particularly related to your beat.
• Produce strong features, enterprise and behind-the-scenes reports.
• Use rich media to enhance storytelling to engage readers.
• Job will require a range of hours, including nights, weekends.
• Fill assignment shifts and other duties as assigned.

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Education & Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree.

• Minimum of 2 years of professional news experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work with all types and act as a liaison between departments.
• Must be able to communicate clearly and deal effectively/politely with the staff they supervise, colleagues, contractors, the general public.
• Excellent problem-solving ability and decision-making skills.
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex documents.
• Respond effectively to sensitive inquiries/complaints.
• Ability to communicate persuasively with newsroom staff.
• Deals well under pressure and deadlines.
• Able to react to change productively.
• Must have strong journalism ethics.
• Must be organized and detail oriented.
• Excellent computer and internet skills.
• Ability to use text-editing programs including Microsoft Office.

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