Arts and Entertainment/Features Reporter

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle is looking for a dynamic, career-oriented Arts and Entertainment/Features Reporter to join our award-winning news team.

Job Summary

Located in the state capital of Cheyenne, the WTE, our website, WyomingNews.com, and our e-Edition/native app provide daily news coverage of the southeast corner of the state. With a burgeoning arts and entertainment scene, Wyoming’s capital city is the place to be for someone with a passion for covering these areas of high reader interest.

The person in this vital newsroom position is responsible for generating local cover stories for our three-days-per-week, four-page ToDo A&E section, as well as preparing other content from emails, websites and wire services. We also maintain a robust community events calendar, both in print and online, which this person keeps updated throughout the week.

The ideal candidate will have a background and strong interest in covering arts and entertainment, and a willingness to pitch in and cover stories from other beats as needed. They also should have a hunger to tell large-scale stories that include visual and digital components, as well as personal stories.

Job Functions

The successful candidate must be flexible, a self-starter, attentive to details, diplomatic, able to perform under the pressure of a deadline, and able to multitask. This position will require an average of four to six articles per week of varying lengths, and offers the opportunity for column writing, as well.

Candidates for this position should have strong writing, interviewing and interpersonal skills, as well as strong organizational skills.

Requirements

Essential skills and requirements:

· Perform job duties and conduct self in accordance with company core values.

· Take effective notes and be able to draft an organized news article from them.

· Initiate and nurture effective, professional relationships with sources in the community.

· Experience with arts and entertainment reporting.

· Experience with community journalism.

· Comfortable writing quickly and consistently in AP style.

· Strong eye for details.

Desired skills and experience:

· Experience writing enterprise and long-form content, as well as telling personal stories.

· Experience covering news on social media platforms.

· Some experience with photography, video and/or design preferred, but not required.

Technology Skills:

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Word is required. Familiarity with AP Style is strongly preferred. Photography, social media and BLOX content management system experience is a plus.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience preferred.

For immediate consideration, please send resume, cover letter, and 4-5 examples of your writing to: Managing Editor Brian Martin at bmartin@wyomingnews.com.

About the area:

Cheyenne boasts a fantastic 45-mile concrete Greenway bike path, as well as beautiful parks, concert venues and local breweries. Residents also enjoy easy access to Denver and the entire Colorado Front Range area. We are located 90 minutes from both Denver and Rocky Mountain National Park, as well as skiing, hiking, mountain biking, fishing and other opportunities within a 30-minute drive here in Wyoming