Night Breaking News Reporter

The Longmont Times-Call newspaper in Boulder County, Colo., is looking for an experienced journalist to serve as Longmont public safety reporter, covering Longmont police and fire departments, general assignment and breaking news for the web and print editions. This position will work afternoons and nights. The ideal candidate is a seasoned journalist with 1-2 years of experience as a reporter, who is a master of AP style and will help cultivate a strong audience, both online and in the community. The ideal candidate will be a strong storyteller and will possess a unique journalistic voice. The ideal candidate will develop a social media presence as the go-to person for public safety news, and will write about that news both in daily and enterprise story format. Candidates should be well-versed in social media, search-engine optimization and will cultivate fresh ideas to bring to the Times-Call and its sister newspapers.