Orange County Local Reporter

The Orange County Register is seeking an experienced reporter to join our local news team full-time to cover key cities. Orange County is a diverse, innovative community with 3.2 million residents, and we need a strong reporter who sees past outdated perceptions of the county. The ideal candidate should be aggressive and resourceful while being a watchdog, keeping an eye on public officials and city developments. We're looking for journalists with the ability to produce strong enterprise and breaking news for digital and print platforms. Our ideal candidates can cultivate sources in person and via social media, write compelling narratives as well as tweets, and are comfortable mining public records for deep investigative pieces.