Salary
💰 $55,000 - $65,000 per year
About the role
- Report and write daily news stories on topics affecting the region
- Identify and develop longer-range enterprise and investigative story ideas
- Work closely with the managing editor to coordinate daily coverage and future plan
- Eventually assume some editing responsibility
- Potentially contribute to HV5 newsletter
- Ability to break news and go deeper on topics readers care about — ever-more important in our competitive information environment
- Excitement about journalism that exposes wrongdoing, upholds accountability and is grounded in the community
- Clear and engaging writing
- Excellent news judgment and understanding of media ethics
- Ability to develop and manage sources across a broad coverage area
Requirements
- At least 5 years of journalism experience
- A car and valid drivers license
- Comfort working autonomously while maintaining open communication and a collaborative spirit
- Enthusiasm to grow within the role and help increase the Times Union’s reach in the Hudson Valley