Sports Reporter
The Citizens’ Voice in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., seeks a full-time sports reporter with an enterprising approach to covering local sports including youth, recreation, high school and college sports.
Though most journalists currently work from home, the person hired for this position would be expected to be located in or relocate to Wilkes-Barre, PA; no relocation assistance will be provided.
What you will do:
Being fast and accurate: always strive to provide readers with what we know, when we know it; be transparent about sources of information
Employing creativity every day to conceive of stories, produce or secure visuals, get sources to cooperate, corroborate facts and present information to readers in the most relevant, interesting way
Bringing particular expertise and knowledge to coverage areas
Maximizing audience engagement with the site through use of various storytelling formats, including photo galleries, video, aggregation and a variety of layouts
Creating premium news and features content that is among the newsroom’s most compelling work- strong on grammar, punctuation, clarity and accuracy
Taking the initiative to fact-check, run background checks and confirm information before publication
Delivering on time with minimal to moderate supervision and editing
Cultivating beats, where appropriate, and sources
Promoting themselves, their work and the Citizens' Voice through social media, in broadcast media and at live events
Uncovering and proposing exclusive stories on newsworthy events and trends
Conceiving, creating, editing, aggregating or producing various types of content. Depending on the department, this may include videos, maps, timelines, multimedia, documents, graphics, photo galleries, gifs and social aggregations
Taking or securing photos and making basic videos and making them available in the content management system
Measuring performance of one’s own digital content through audience engagement metrics and working with audience team develop tactics and strategies to build audience
Working with data and visuals teams, as appropriate, to deepen reporting and produce data-visualization content items
Participating in production videos and live streaming with visuals department, as appropriate
What you will bring:
Professional-level grasp of proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and the ability to write accurately, with clarity, without bias
Knowledge of libel laws and adherence to the Citizens' Voice and Editorial’s codes of ethics
Strong work ethic, entrepreneurial spirit and competitive instincts
Ability to multi-task and perform in a fast-paced deadline driven environment
Work independently when required while at the same time operate efficiently in a team dynamic
Up-to-date skills on various digital platforms
Familiarity with current events and newsmakers
Basic familiarity with analytics and ability to translate data into tactics and strategies, including ability to use metrics from Chartbeat, Adobe Analytics, social and other tools
Knowledge of Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms and ability to develop/follow best practices for social
Basic knowledge of SEO best practices and ability to research SEO and appropriately populate fields and headlines
Willingness to work evenings/weekends, long and irregular hours and travel when necessary
Who we are:
The Citizens’ Voice is the source for news in Northeast Pennsylvania. Online and in print, Citizens’ Voice holds government and elected officials accountable, investigates corruption and reports on political maneuverings. It is the indispensable source for essential local community, sports, and entertainment news.
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