General Assignment Reporter Job at Gannett Co., Inc. in Abilene

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Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE : GCI) is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a scalable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. We endeavor to deliver essential content, marketing solutions, and experiences for curated audiences, advertisers, consumers, and stakeholders by leveraging our diverse teams and suite of products to enrich the local communities and businesses we serve. Our current portfolio of trusted media brands includes the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, uses innovation and software to enable small and medium-sized businesses to grow, and USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, our events division, creates impactful consumer engagements, promotions, and races. Gannett open roles are featured on various external job boards. When applying to a position at Gannett, you should be completing an application on Gannett Careers via Dayforce. Job postings directing you to complete an application on other external sites may not be valid. To connect with us, visit www.gannett.com

General Assignment Reporter

The Abilene Reporter-News / reporternews.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK , is seeking a general news reporter with experience across the board in newsroom assignments to cover West Texas.

Experienced, versatile reporter sought, with knowledge of local government, public safety coverage and Excel a plus. Beat includes breaking news, features, hard news and more in-depth projects.

A primary focus is business, especially restaurant news and tech. The job will require making contacts in the business community to facilitate breaking stories for new restaurants and other businesses. Abilene is a growing community whose members are keen to learn more about the local food scene.

Also, Abilene is the site of the Stargate Project, a huge AI data center campus under the auspices of Open AI, Oracle and SoftBank. Stargate is on the Lancium campus, a sprawling site dedicated to attracting data centers and other tech-centric occupants.

Education is another primary focus. Abilene has two local public-school districts, plus three private universities including a Division I campus, a community college, a trades college and a Texas Tech satellite campus focusing on healthcare studies.

This job requires getting out in the community to build a source network and conduct interviews, working with administrators and others in education, offering news stories, features and more in-depth coverage of education and business issues, especially tech-related topics. It requires working with state officials and video, photography and social media skills to enhance coverage.

Knowledge of Excel to mine data will be a big advantage for any applicant.

Like other reporter jobs, this includes whatever else develops locally with other Gannett journalists. A teamwork philosophy is key, and we are at times called upon to assist in some fashion with projects all the way up to the level of USA Today.

A reporter who can go beyond meetings to inform the public is sought, as well as a journalist who also sees the people side of the news and knows how to bring that to facts and figures.

Flexibility is also important in the fast moving world of digital news as we seek to adapt quickly to engage our audience.

Responsibilities :

• Create content (articles, videos, photos and social media posts) about local news that accurately informs, entertains and engages key audiences and platforms.
• Provide in-person coverage of events and meetings, as well as conduct in-person interviews.
• Provide thoughtful in-depth coverage of complex issues.
• Work toward becoming the community's leading voice for news and issues in Abilene.
• Plan and execute engagement opportunities to reach audiences through content, community events and social media.
• Work with the editor to evaluate what's working and what's not and develop ongoing plans to better satisfy audience needs.
• Collaborate with the content team to provide all appropriate elements for stories (i.e., photos, videos, and graphics).
• Promote personal brand, the brands of colleagues and the institutional brand.
• Provide great customer service, helping readers find answers and solutions.
• Perform other duties as necessary.

Requirements :

Application Instructions

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