This reporter covers affordability topics important to Long Islanders, with particular emphasis on “the cost of living on the Island,” including housing, day-to-day expenses, health care, and more. The ideal candidate will develop enterprise stories and cover breaking business news by cultivating sources to help build a diverse audience. The reporter will work closely with editors to monitor metrics and apply data to inform coverage as we serve our loyal readers, seek new subscribers and strive to better understand key audiences and topics. The beat calls for handling breaking news while producing daily and weekend enterprise. The reporter must be able to juggle multiple stories on tight deadlines.
Essential Duties & Functions
Preferred candidate has been identified for this position.
- Possess excellent writing, reporting, data analysis and news-gathering skills, including source cultivation.
- Find and develop enterprise stories that address affordability topics that matter to our readers.
- Use social media and other audience platforms to find sources and stories to supplement our reporting and to communicate about key topic areas.
- Develop skills and collaborate with other teams, especially NewsdayTV and digital, to incorporate alternative storytelling and visual storytelling.
Essential Job Knowledge & Skills
- Three to five years of experience covering business/affordability topics.
- Demonstrated ability to break news, file quickly and accurately for all our platforms, meet tight deadlines, juggle more than one story at a time, cultivate sources, understand the importance of data-driven reporting and produce high-profile enterprise stories.
- A self-starter who can bring a creative approach to covering the news.
- Comfortable and proficient using social media, smartphone photo and video and other media platforms to report and tell stories.
- Ability to write in an engaging manner is essential.
- Attention to detail is required.
- Ability and willingness to collaborate and build a rapport with others across departments.
- Ability to find fresh story angles and write concise, lively copy in keeping with Newsday’s tone and format.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
Physical Requirements
- This position is hybrid with a three-day-per-week, in-office requirement.
- Ability to travel throughout Long Island and the surrounding region.
- Driver’s license in good standing and reliable means of transportation are required.
Compensation
- The hourly base rate range for this role is $32.53 – $53.38, commensurate with experience.
- This position is represented by the Graphics Communication Conference, PPPWU.
