Arts & Entertainment Reporter

Hearst Health

Arts & Entertainment Reporter tasked with writing about trending arts and entertainment news in Dallas. Emphasizing local culture and audience engagement through social media.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write quickly and accurately on a variety of arts and entertainment topics, with a local focus
Use social media as a tool to develop story ideas and respond to what our audience is talking about
Build stories with links, tags, SEO best practices, attractive web headlines and multimedia when appropriate
Work with editors to develop new models for coverage that resonates with our digital audience
Assist with special digital projects, including video and audio projects, as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

Applicants should have at least three years of daily reporting experience
Good news judgment, accuracy, speed, grammatical precision, a flair for headlines, energy, curiosity and an ability to provide the best local cultural coverage with impact, excitement and an eye toward digital success
A keen demonstrated interest in one or more of our subject areas (music, movies, books, visual art, theater, etc.) that informs smart coverage of it and related arts topics
Proficiency in digital content management tools
Using social media for newsgathering and audience development
Demonstrated ability to work remotely via smartphone or laptop computer
Understanding of platforms and audiences and ability to compose stories appropriate to the platform of publication (e.g., voice, style, formatting, hyperlinks)
Deep knowledge of SEO techniques and other digital best practices
Using accepted newsroom tools for planning, authoring, communicating, etc.
Collaborating effectively with team members and across newsroom teams
Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment, producing stories quickly and accurately
Knowledge of digital news analytics

Benefits

Comp & perks

This position does not provide sponsorship.
Valid driver's license and registered vehicle to travel to assignments.

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Hard Skills & Tools

reportingSEO techniquesdigital content managementnewsroom toolsdigital news analytics

Soft Skills

news judgmentaccuracyspeedgrammatical precisioncuriositycollaborationability to work remotelyenergy