Reporter - Kuna, ID

Company: Adamspg
Location: Kuna
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Job SummaryCandidates must have strong writing, research and people skills. The position requires ability to take photographs for assigned territory, its online editions and also to share content with the company's other publications. Duties include assigned beat work of business, newsworthy items. Enterprise and feature stories encouraged to round out each week's production with accompanying photographs. Specialty area of interests such as business encouraged. Proficiency with the Internet and social media required. This is a full-time position, with weeknight and weekend assignments part of the job.Job FunctionsThe successful candidate must be flexible, attentive to details, diplomatic, able to take direction, and able to multitask. This position will work with different personality types and across a number of publications.Candidates for this position should have strong interpersonal skills and client orientation and exhibit an ability to work effectively with internal and external contacts as a team member as well as a team leader.RequirementsEssential Functions u2022 Ability to write and to provide clean copy, to take photos and video, strong organizational skills u2022 Must be able to accept instruction and editing suggestions from editors u2022 Must be able to work cooperatively with the public u2022 Perform job duties and conduct self in accordance with company core values u2022 Initiate and nurture effective, professional relationships with internal and external contacts u2022 Responsibility to write headlines Requirements Prior reporting/editing experience preferred.Demonstrated ability to multitask.Must have own transportation.Technology SkillsProficiency in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook is helpful. Ability to use Facebook and Twitter and other social media preferred.EducationBachelor's degree in journalism or related field strongly preferred.For immediate consideration, please send resume and 3-4 examples of your writing to All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.BenefitsThe fringe benefits include medical (split between employer and employee), dental and vision options (employee paid). There are three company-sponsored benefits, including short-term disability, long-term disability and a term life insurance policy. The company pays for these six major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year u2019s, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day). In addition, employees accrue 3.33 hours of paid leave per pay period in the first year of employment (80 hours) and increasing to 5.0 hours per pay period (120 hours) after their one-year anniversary of employment. The company has the option of making a discretionary match to the 401K retirement plan after year end.

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