Reporter (Beacon News)

Versatile General Assignment Reporter to cover news-rich suburban area near Chicago for the Aurora Beacon-News, part of the Chicago Tribune Media Group. Needs to be an aggressive reporter and skilled writer who can juggle breaking news assignments with compelling enterprise and trend pieces that are important to a local audience.

What you will do:

General assignment work for the Aurora Beacon-News newspaper staff

A typical work week might involve writing police and fire department stories, digging into the politics of the county board, responding to breaking news, crafting an engaging feature story and examining local issues in education

Take photos, seek out opportunities for investigations and projects and collaborate with other journalists

Commitment to serving the public good by exposing inequities and holding the powerful to account

What you will bring:

A track record of executing breaking and enterprise stories that demonstrate crisp writing, creative and insightful reporting

Have a proven knowledge of how government works at the local level

The ability to develop sources and the goal of becoming the No. 1 authority on the area they cover

The reporter will be collaborative, creative, collegial, high energy and dogged in pursuit of the story

The ability to work some nights and weekends; work shifts will vary depending on news needs

Please submit a cover letter, resume and links to five clips that show your skills and range.