Business Reporter
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Summary
The Orlando Sentinel is looking for a general assignment business reporter with a focus on Central Florida's fast-growing residential real estate market. The ideal candidate will have excellent reporting skills and a proven ability to use public records and develop sources. The reporter also must be adept in the fast-paced digital world, posting stories as they break and supplementing them as more details emerge.
Though most Reporters currently work from home, the person hired for this position would be expected to relocate to Orlando, FL.
What you will do:Being fast and accurate: Always striving to provide readers with what we know, when we know it. Be transparent about sources of informationEmploying creativity every day to conceive of stories, produce or secure visuals, get sources to cooperate, corroborate facts and present information to readers in the most relevant, interesting wayMaximizing audience engagement with the site through use of various storytelling formats, including photo galleries, aggregation and a variety of layoutsCreating news and features content that is strong on grammar, spelling, punctuation, clarity and accuracyWorking with data and visuals teams, as appropriate, to deepen reporting and produce data-visualization content items
What you will bring:Bachelor’s degreeOne year of daily newspaper experience Knowledge of libel laws and adherence to the Tribune’s and Editorial’s codes of ethicsUp-to-date skills on various digital platforms and knowledge of Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms with the ability to develop/follow best practices for socialBasic knowledge of SEO best practices and ability to research SEO and appropriately populate fields and headlines
Who we are
The Orlando Sentinel, founded in 1876, is the primary daily newspaper in Orlando, Florida. Our mission is to deliver the truth every day. We bring you the stories that matter most, written without bias, so you can make informed decisions. The Sentinel's Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism works to protect your interests, help navigate your daily life and tell the stories that connect you with the communities where you live and work. We are headquartered in Orlando, Florida, and are part of the Tribune Publishing Company portfolio.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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