Editorial Content Director
Repairer Driven News, (www.repairerdrivennews.com), a leading national business news outlet focused on the collision repair industry, seeks a full-time Journalist/Editor experienced in covering business news, breaking coverage and investigative journalism.
The position offers a tremendous opportunity to tackle a national beat for a national audience of auto body repair, automotive industry, and auto insurance professionals. You'll stay on the cutting edge of automotive engineering and auto insurance technology trends while crafting a wide array of business news content relevant to the day-to-day operations of the thousands of small businesses at the heart of the collision industry.
The position is remote but requires some travel to cover industry summits, including the acclaimed SEMA Show. We're looking for a self-starter, who's comfortable and productive given a high degree of autonomy to write stories, develop sources, learn a beat, and apply journalistic best practices. Clean, speedy news-focused writers able to produce multiple stories daily, while developing longer stories and interviews in the background are critical. Typical coverage entails deep dive journalism into litigation, legislation, data analytics and technical research. Reporters with experience covering breaking news, or business beat will be prioritized.
This is a role for a seasoned reporter who wants to make editor-level calls, or an editor desiring to get back into the thick of things as a journalist. Perks include competitive pay and a family-like environment from the publisher, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) trade organization. We value our journalists and respect their contributions to our industry!
Send a resume, references, cover letter and five writing samples to Society of Collision Repair Specialists Executive Director Aaron Schulenburg, aaron@scrs.com
ABOUT REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS:
Repairer Driven News (RDN) was founded by the Society of Collision Repair Specialists as the leading source of news and information that matters to the collision repairer.
RDN was formed to provide news and information from a vantage point that would unabashedly be catered to those in the collision repair business. Our stories and focus will not be influenced by anything other than keeping the businesses that perform collision repair connected to the information that matters most to them. We believe that “connecting the dots” is important, and that stories should contain more than just what is happening, but also foster an understanding of why it matters. Our vision is one where collision repair businesses are empowered by the information at their fingertips.
ABOUT SCRS:
Through its direct members and affiliate associations, the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) is comprised of 6,000 collision repair businesses and 58,500 specialized professionals who work with consumers and insurance companies to repair collision-damaged vehicles.
Since 1982, SCRS has been the largest national trade association solely representing and dedicated to the hardworking collision repair facilities across North America. SCRS was founded with the principles that through working together, collision repair facilities could inspire positive advancement in our industry. Since its formation, SCRS has provided repairers with an audible voice, a strong presence and an extensive grassroots network of industry professionals who strive to better our trade.