Part-Time Freelance Reporter

Description: • Responsible for original, enterprise and investigative reporting • Must be able to respond to breaking news on beat and turn stories accurately under pressure • Ability to travel to breaking news events at a moment's notice • Ability to consistently produce stories with original video, interviews, photos and graphic elements • Ideal candidate will have a robust rolodex of criminal, legal and police contacts • Pitch stories daily as well as execute assignments, including field assignments Requirements: • 3+ years professional newsroom experience • Experience covering US/WORLD news at a national media outlet, digital experience preferred • Experience covering crime, courts, legal, and investigations • Knowledge of AP style writing • Command of PACER, Lexis-Nexis, FOIA requests • Command of SEO • Experience with digital analytics to monitor, build traffic • Experience with headlines CMS, WordPress knowledge • Willingness to travel domestically/internationally • Possess a competitive spirit • Possess an “on-call” mentality and be prepared to work outside of shift in emergency or breaking news conditions • Ability to travel / operate in the field • Eager to network out of the office • Voracious consumer of news • Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field is study is preferred, or equivalent experience Benefits: Apply Job!