News Reporter Job at Gulfshore Business in Fort Myers

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:

1. Meet daily, weekly, and monthly deadlines.
2. Attend and cover city/county government meetings.
3. Dig underneath the words of city/county government agendas to find what’s really coming up at government meetings.
4. Develop long-form enterprise pieces.
5. Cultivate and maintain a network of sources and relationships with key players in our community.

The ideal candidate will have:

1. A bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field and five years of experience working in daily or weekly newsroom environments.
2. A working knowledge of AP Style.
3. Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to produce content that is fair, accurate, and thorough.
4. A demonstrated ability to dig deeper into important stories with a thirst for digging through documents and building sources.
5. A willingness to tackle any assignment, from daily news to monthly features.
6. 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.
• Eligibility for company-paid benefits such as life insurance & EAP and employee-paid benefits such as short-term disability.
• PTO – Earned on Accrual Basis.
• Company-Paid Holidays.
• 401(k).

Southwest Florida is often praised as being one of the healthiest and happiest places in the world with miles of white-sand beaches and a dynamic community. Broadcast Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are a drug-free and smoke-free environment.