Reporter

The Southern California News Group is seeking a reporter to join our Inland Empire news team full time to cover the cities and communities in Riverside County's southwest region and along the 15 Freeway.

The diverse cities from Temecula to Corona, are some of California's fastest growing communities. Housing development and new businesses are cropping up along the 15 Freeway corridor as the commuter route into San Diego and toward LA continues to expand.

City councils and school boards in southwest Riverside County have been making headlines recently as conservative leaders have proposed and passed rules that have led to debate locally and all the way to Sacramento.

Ideal candidates have the ability to produce strong enterprise and breaking news for online, mobile and print platforms, 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.

If you are a passionate, focused, digital-savvy reporter, we want to talk to you.

What You Will Do

Versatility is a must, as stories will cover a variety of topics
Write on deadline in a fast-paced environment
Ability to take own photos is a plus
Along with producing stories that are assigned, the reporter should also be able to pitch story ideas on a regular basis
Research and develop stories to the utmost accuracy
Cultivate sources both in person and via social media
Maintain communication with a supervising editor
Understand and use company-provided hardware, software and cloud-based equipment and systems for company business and tasks
Contribute to a positive culture of teamwork and collaboration

What You Will Bring

Strong news judgment and a drive to compete
Ability to write clean concise copy that draws readers in, including nut graphs and online headlines for SEO
The skill to mine human sources, documents and data, including a facility for mining public records
The ability to juggle multiple stories of varying complexity, from quick news posts under intense deadline pressure to daily news stories and longer-term enterprise
Proficiency at using the web and social media to report stories and to share them
Facility with multiple languages is a plus
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required
At least two years of professional journalism experience
Must have reliable transportation