Reporter Job at The Daily Catch in Red Hook

NOTE: DO NOT AUTO-APPLY FOR THIS ROLE!

READ THE DAILY CATCH BEFORE YOU APPLY.

THIS ROLE is IN THE HUDSON VALLEY, NOT RED HOOK, BROOKLYN.

Local Government & Arts/Culture Reporter

Mid-Hudson Valley, NY (Red Hook, NY

Job Posting: The Daily Catch, an independent, online, non-profit newspaper serving the Hudson Valley, N.Y. towns of Rhinebeck and Red Hook (2 hours north of New York City), seeks a full-time staff reporter to cover local government, features, as well as the arts/culture/foodie beat. Available: Immediate.

Duties:

• Cover evening planning boards and town council meetings for the town of Red Hook and the villages of Red Hook and Tivoli by attending meetings, interviewing participants, and writing news stories.
• Report and write feature, enterprise, and trend stories, as assigned or on your own initiative, with editor-in-chief guidance and approval.
• Develop stories with a focus on the foody/arts/culture/music beat. Other supplemental areas of coverage may include local business and tourism.
• Use social media tools, as well as official government and local commercial websites, to find stories.
• Produce weekly “beat notes” detailing story plans/ideas for the week ahead.
• Take photographs with a company-supplied camera for all stories you report.
• Develop ideas for visuals to support your stories: graphs and charts, maps, etc.

Requirements:

• Strong, accurate reporting, and note-taking skills.
• Excellent writing skills (with accurate grammar).
• Intense curiosity.
• Personality to work independently and remotely.
• Excellent time management skills.
• B.A. or B.S. in any field
• 1 year of journalistic work experience and clips to show it (may include internships, freelancing or work on a college newspaper).
• A car and driver's license.
• A laptop computer and mobile phone.

Who Will Succeed in This Job: This is a terrific opportunity for the aspiring journalist who is independent enough to work remotely while having regular in-person check-ins with Editor Emily Sachar. You should want to work hard, engage with a wide array of reporting assignments, and feel eager to avail yourself of the expertise and attention of an award-winning editor. A stint with The Daily Catch will give young reporters the bedrock training for a lifetime as a journalist and the tools, clips, and confidence to forge a satisfying career.

About Our Area: Red Hook and Rhinebeck are rural communities of rolling farms two hours north of New York City. Red Hook is home to Bard College and a lively food and music scene. Rhinebeck to our south is a historic Hudson Valley village with an Amtrak station serving the Northeast corridor, including New York City. The area has a growing immigrant population and overlooks the magnificent Hudson River. We are home to great hiking, cycling, kayaking, rock climbing, and nature.

Salary and Benefits: $42,000-$45,000, commensurate with experience. 10 paid holidays + 12 PTO days per annum, to be used at the employer’s and employee’s mutual discretion. Many opportunities to earn additional PTO. Some relocation cost reimbursement may be available. A stipend towards health insurance may be available.

Hours: 40-hour week, including coverage of evening meetings, typically 2.5 average per week, and some weekend events.

To apply: Please email resume and clips to emily@thedailycatch.org. Label your resume with your full name and date, and follow this naming convention in the subject line of your email: Reporter Application: Your Name. In your letter, make clear that you have read and understand the mission of The Daily Catch and describe why you make an ideal candidate for this job. Make sure to have read at least 10-20 stories from The Daily Catch.

Applicants of interest will be contacted by the editor. An in-person tryout will likely be requested, for which The Daily Catch will pay a fee.