Reporter Job at Lee Enterprises in City of Auburn

The Citizen is looking for a news reporter to work with its award-winning staff in Auburn.

Located in Auburn, The Citizen is a newspaper covering the Cayuga County area. We print three times a week, but our first priority is producing stories and multimedia for our website, auburnpub.com. Along with Auburn we cover all the towns and villages of Cayuga County, which lies between Syracuse, Rochester and Ithaca. We also cover some towns and villages immediately outside the county, such as the lakeside village of Skaneateles.

Our ideal candidate will bring some storytelling experience and enthusiasm for small-town journalism to The Citizen. Applicable skills include news writing, interviewing, copy editing, taking photos and video, and familiarity with social media. The candidate will have the option to work remotely or at our office in Auburn.

The candidate will primarily cover local crime, courts and schools, though there will be opportunities to cover other topics, such as business and human interest stories.

A bachelor's degree in journalism and / or some experience working at a news publication is preferred. Along with your resume, please include a cover letter and at least three writing samples, ideally ones that have been published.

Why Join Us?

Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 72 markets in 25 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.

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