Reporter/Editor

Date Posted	August 21, 2024
Industry	Newspapers
Specialty	General Assignment
Job Status	Full-time

Description:

Reporter/Editor Opportunity

Do you have a nose for news?

If you are a dedicated journalist with a passion for storytelling and a commitment to serving the community, we want to hear from you!

Beacon Media, the only source of local news covering the largest communities in Rhode Island outside of Providence, seeks a reporter/editor to join a team that believes in the value of timely, accurate, and fair local news coverage.  

The ideal candidate will have two to four years newsroom experience, loves to tell stories, and works fast on deadline.

Qualifications  

• Proven experience as a reporter, preferably in a community newspaper or digital news organization  

• Excellent communications skills, particularly writing and editing on deadline 

• Keen interest in uncovering stories and a natural curiosity about the world  

• Strong research abilities  

• Detail-oriented, with a commitment to accuracy and objectivity 

• Adaptable and can juggle multiple tasks and work under deadlines, including developing and managing a weekly story budget and laying out stories in paper

• Collaborate and contribute to a dynamic newsroom environment 

• Experience with InDesign is a plus 

• Experience with photography and video is a plus 

• Undergraduate or graduate degree preferred  

Details  

• Salary commensurate with experience 

• Health benefits 

• 401k 

• Vacation  

• Immediate opening 

• Report in person daily to the newsroom based in Warwick, Rhode Island.  

• Team works some evenings, weekends, and holidays 

• Reliable, regular transportation is required 
   

Responsibilities 

The reporter/editor will: 

• Report: Generate and cover local news, events, and community issues and ideas 

• Interview: Conduct interviews with community members, local leaders, and newsmakers. 

• Write: Produce compelling articles, features, and news briefs. 

• Collaborate: Work closely with our team to enterprise stories, track story budgets, layout stories in the paper 

• Knowledge of AP style and other journalistic conventions a plus

• Additional opportunities may exist for developing social media content  

To apply  

Application Deadline: ASAP 

Please include your resume and a brief cover letter plus story clips, if applicable, and email  publisher@beaconmediari.com 

Beacon Media is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply. 

About Us 

Beacon Media is an independent, locally owned company headquartered in Warwick, Rhode Island. We publish three weekly newspapers -- the Warwick Beacon, the Johnston Sun Rise and the Cranston Herald. The company also publishes a weekly shopping guide, The Reminder, which covers Coventry, West Warwick, West Greenwich, and Exeter.