Reporter, Economic Development, Real Estate

This position will be Hybrid in the office/market 3 days per week, and those days can be flexible in consultation with your manager.

Atlanta Business Chronicle seeks a reporter to cover the region’s dynamic commercial real estate industry and economic development projects. This reporter will join the existing commercial real estate team to break news and offer insights on one of the most compelling and competitive beats in the Sunbelt.

A reporter on this beat must possess strong traditional journalism skills: source building, sharp interviewing techniques, strong analytical and investigative reporting experience, clear writing, and document use – with online and social media know-how.

Scoops are vital to owning this beat. Scoops establish the reporter’s credibility with this audience, which includes influential newsmakers and firms in the world of commercial real estate, planning and development, architecture, and construction.

Atlanta Business Chronicle is one of the largest publications in the American City Business Journal network. A Business Journal reporter is the beating heart of the organization and the business, with the vital task of pumping information and life into our content. First and foremost, reporters on this beat must establish themselves as the go-to source of news, data, and perspective for the development of commercial real estate projects in Atlanta. The top mission: Own the audience, by every measure.

Whatever the platform, we strive to produce content that is original and curated and that is accompanied by perspective and context. A Business Journal reporter is widely recognized as the community’s foremost authority on their assigned beat. The Business Journal brand provides the kind of access to business and community leaders that other journalists can only hope for, and it is the responsibility of our reporters to use networking events, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other community-building outlets to expand and fortify their source pool and audience.

Job Responsibilities

Work with a team of reporters to break daily commercial real estate scoops. This can include plans for new suburban mixed-use developments filed with local planning agencies. Expansions of existing companies and companies new to Atlanta into new suburban office space. Plans for new industrial warehouses, part of the booming Atlanta logistics industry.
Mine permits, agendas of local development authorities and related documents with area planning departments
Build a tight network of sources among commercial real estate professionals and attend industry events.
Write at least five to seven stories a week for our digital newsletters, Morning Edition and Afternoon Edition. These stories should feature breaking news and insights that our audience can't find anywhere else in the market.
Work with editors to curate your digital stories into content for our weekly edition. This includes a reporter page/section spread in the print paper each week.
Meet or exceed goals relating to audience-engagement such as page views, unique users, repeat visits, direct traffic, social media followings and growth, paid print subscribers, email newsletter circulation growth, event attendance, and other such measures.
Take on any other assignment made by manager(s).
Work cooperatively and collaboratively with all colleagues and professionally with sources.

Skills & Experience

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Desire and ability to break news and to identify newsworthy events and sources
Strong analytical and investigative-interviewing skills
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
Ability to relate comfortably to a wide range of people, in person, on the phone and online
A clear drive to develop sources and build audience
Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure.
Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors.
Multimedia skills, including video, photos, broadcast, on-camera, helpful.
Proficient with MS Office Products
Proficient with Web-Based Communication Platforms (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)