Edwardsville / Glen Carbon City Development Reporter Job at Hearst in Edwardsville

Description

Development Reporter

Edwardsville and Glen Carbon are two of the few growing communities in southwestern Illinois, and there are several businesses, subdivisions, and apartments under construction with even more on the way.

The Edwardsville Intelligencer is seeking a highly motivated and community-focused journalist to cover city government and economic development in Edwardsville and Glen Carbon — two of the fastest-growing communities in the Metro East.

This beat offers rich reporting opportunities, with multiple housing developments underway, new medical clinics coming to Glen Carbon, and a wave of national retailers and restaurants entering the area. Our goal isn’t just to report what’s coming — but to investigate how rapid growth is affecting residents, from traffic congestion and infrastructure strain to property tax changes and quality of life.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Cover city council and committee meetings in both Edwardsville and Glen Carbon.
• Report on business and development trends, including housing, retail, health care, and local infrastructure.
• Explore the broader impact of growth on the community — both positive and negative.
• Lead the newsroom’s efforts to cover breaking news
• Attend community events to engage with readers and generate human-centered story ideas.

Qualification and Skills

About the Edwardsville Intelligencer

The Edwardsville Intelligencer was founded in 1862 and acquired by Hearst in 1979. The newspaper serves Edwardsville and the Glen Carbon, Illinois, area, as well as surrounding rural towns. The Intelligencer is online at theintelligencer.com.

Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information, and services company with more than 360 businesses. Across every division, Hearst employees are connected by shared values of innovation, storytelling, creativity, vision, social good, and partnership. We invite you to discover more about our culture, company, and community.

Hearst Community Newspaper group is a division of Hearst Newspapers and Hearst Communications. We are vital news and information sources for communities in Illinois, Michigan, and Texas and work to provide information, news and marketing solutions to subscribers and local businesses in the towns we serve. We accomplish this goal by being an integral part of our local communities while tapping into the world-wide resources offered by Hearst Communications.

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