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Townsquare Media seeks a news reporter – WBSM

Townsquare Media is looking for the next News Reporter for New Bedford News & Information Leader, WBSM. Candidate must have a passion for and understanding of timely, multi-platform distribution of hyperlocal news content. He or she will be able to deliver strong news content in a breaking news environment, and pivot to highly shareable, engaging material with a unique voice — always focused on the local area.

Responsibilities:

  • The ideal candidate will live and breathe community journalism and possess strong news judgment and the ability to thrive in a deadline-intensive environment
  • The person filling this role should understand what makes content on the web sticky, conversation-starting and good for SEO
  • Strong writing and reporting skills are essential; multimedia skills are highly valued
  • The ideal candidate will have a knack for writing social media copy that engages an audience. He or she understands that the work doesn’t stop after hitting publish on an article—effective content marketing through clever social teases and gripping newsletter subject lines builds an audience. .
  • Develop content ideas for the community based on news value, audience demand and search data
  • Write 1-3 articles per day, including breaking news, police and fire coverage, business news, features, aggregation and curated pieces of user-generated content generate clever, insightful material in non-traditional story forms (think Buzzfeed), with a strong, relatable voice.

Qualifications:

  • 1-3 years’ experience in a news organization, with digital newsroom experience preferred
  • Understand what makes online content conversation-starting and good for SEO
  • Strong writing and reporting skills with knowledge of AP style and the SPJ code of ethics
  • Ability to focus under pressure
  • Capacity for managing multiple tasks at once
  • Great communication skills and attention to detail are a requirement
  • Experience working with WordPress, HTML, Excel, Access and video

For further details click here.

Mariam Ahmed

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