Gulfshore Life
Gulfshore Life is hiring: News Reporter in Fort Myers
Gulfshore Life, Fort Myers, FL, United States, 33916
Job Description
Job Description
Gulfshore Business seeks a news reporter to cover the Lee County business community and city/county government. The ideal candidate should understand the Fort Myers/Lee County business landscape and the importance of local city/county government news with the ability to write clean copy on deadline that’s accurate, thorough, concise and thought provoking.
Responsibilities:
-Meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines
-Attend and cover city/county government meetings
-Dig underneath the words of city/county government agendas to find what’s really coming up at government meetings
-Develop long-form enterprise pieces
-Cultivate and maintain a network of sources and relationships with key players in our community
The ideal candidate will have:
-A bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field and five years of experience working in daily or weekly newsroom environments
-A working knowledge of AP Style
-Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to produce content that is fair, accurate and thorough
-A demonstrated ability to dig deeper into important stories with a thirst for digging through documents and building sources
-A willingness to tackle any assignment, from daily news to monthly features
-The ability to work well with a team of seasoned journalists
Benefits:
Full-time employees are eligible to participate in all company benefit plans, including:
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance and HSA
• PTO – Earned on Accrual Basis
• Company-Paid Holidays
• 401(k)
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Responsibilities:
-Meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines
-Attend and cover city/county government meetings
-Dig underneath the words of city/county government agendas to find what’s really coming up at government meetings
-Develop long-form enterprise pieces
-Cultivate and maintain a network of sources and relationships with key players in our community
The ideal candidate will have:
-A bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field and five years of experience working in daily or weekly newsroom environments
-A working knowledge of AP Style
-Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to produce content that is fair, accurate and thorough
-A demonstrated ability to dig deeper into important stories with a thirst for digging through documents and building sources
-A willingness to tackle any assignment, from daily news to monthly features
-The ability to work well with a team of seasoned journalists
Benefits:
Full-time employees are eligible to participate in all company benefit plans, including:
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance and HSA
- 1st of the month after 30 days of employment
- Subject to plan terms
• PTO – Earned on Accrual Basis
• Company-Paid Holidays
• 401(k)
#LI-onsite
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