Assistant Editor Job at Gulfshore Life 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
• 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.

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