Reporter

GrowthSpotter has an opening for a journalist to cover real estate and development in Orange and Seminole counties, the two most populous counties in the Orlando market. The GrowthSpotter role is part of a two-person team that publishes an online newsletter with original content each weekday.

The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA is one of the fastest-growing and top job-producing markets in the nation. This beat includes development in and around the Disney theme parks and International Drive tourism corridor, as well as the markets in Winter Park, Winter Garden (Horizon West), Apopka and Oviedo.

What you will do:

Being fast and accurate: Always striving to provide readers with what we know, when we know it. Be transparent about sources of information

Employing creativity every day to conceive of stories, produce or secure visuals, get sources to cooperate, corroborate facts and present information to readers in the most relevant, interesting way

Maximizing audience engagement with the site through use of various storytelling formats, including photo galleries, aggregation and a variety of layouts

Creating news and features content that is strong on grammar, punctuation, clarity and accuracy

Working with data and visuals teams, as appropriate, to deepen reporting and produce data-visualization content items

What you will bring:

Professional-level grasp of proper grammar, spelling, punctuation

You must have three years of daily newspaper experience or its equivalent at a digital news operation to be considered

Knowledge of libel laws and adherence to the Tribune’s and Editorial’s codes of ethics

Bachelor’s degree

Ability to multitask and perform in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.

Ability to work independently when required while at the same time operate efficiently in a team dynamic

Up-to-date skills on various digital platforms

Knowledge of Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms and ability to develop/follow best practices for social

Basic knowledge of SEO best practices and ability to research SEO and appropriately populate fields and headlines