Higher Education Reporter

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY

Gathers information about newsworthy events, people and issues through face-to-face interviews, investigation, data searches and observation and uses that information to produce clear, accurate content for one of the company’s platforms -- print, Web, mobile, multimedia.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include the following (though other duties may be assigned as applicable):

• Ability to gather and organize facts and information quickly and accurately.
• Ability to present information in written or spoken form clearly and comprehensively
• Skilled knowledge of grammar, punctuation and journalist style guidelines.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to learn evolving technology as it is integrated in print and web operations.
• Ability to develop story ideas.
• Ability to follow editors’ instructions and meet performance goals. 

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS: 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, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or communications or equivalent experience.
• Previous reporting experience with a daily news enterprise.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Computer Skills

• Must have the aptitude to learn all necessary and evolving technology needed to provide stories – in some cases from remote locations – to the print and web product.

Certificates & Licenses

• Valid Pennsylvania driver’s license and vehicle available for work.

Other Requirements

• Good interpersonal skills to work with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated.
• Ability to handle proprietary information and keep it confidential.

The Employer is involved in a labor dispute at its place of business. 

Offered employment is in place of employees involved in labor dispute.

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