News Reporter

The Register-Mail (Galesburg, Illinois), part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, is seeking a reporter to produce enterprise and watchdog work focusing on issues and trends affecting Galesburg and the surrounding region.

This is a broad-based news beat, encompassing city and county government, schools, businesses and breaking news.

The reporter will monitor the workings of government but will focus on developing impactful enterprise relevant to readers’ lives.

This reporter is expected to consistently break exclusive news and to post stories, photos and video quickly and accurately across platforms: mobile, desktop and social media.

Source development is critical to the beat. This reporter will cultivate relationships with local officials, business leaders and community stakeholders to break stories.

Galesburg, with a population of 32,195, is the county seat of Knox County. It's also the principal city of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area. This job offers a great opportunity to report and write on a wide variety of topics and become ingrained in a community or it can be a stepping stone to other reporting jobs in the USA TODAY Network.

Responsibilities

Use metrics and analytics to determine how to best reach and grow the audience.

Increase digital audience and engagement and grow digital subscriptions.

Be courageous about experimentation.

Be a team player who likes to collaborate regional teams within the USA TODAY NETWORK.

Apply innovative, creative thinking to support the company’s goals.