Hearst is hiring : Senior Trending News Reporter, Chron in Houston

Job Description

Senior Trending News Reporter, Chron

Chron is seeking a senior trending news writer with sharp reporting skills, digital acumen, and familiarity working within a fast-paced newsroom. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of Houston, great news judgment and an ability to turn out multiple high-quality stories per day. The trending reporter will keep an eye on local and regional news and be able to pitch and write time-sensitive, zeitgeisty stories on topics that connect with Chron readers. The reporter will be expected to operate independently while maintaining a collaborative working relationship with the news editor and the rest of the staff to ideate and execute stories.

Your duties on the team :

• Pitch and report 14-18 high-quality trending stories each week
• Work with editors to test and develop microbeats that expand Chron's coverage of Houston and deepens readers' understanding of their city
• Write accurate and engaging news articles that reflect sound reporting and have voice and compelling headlines

Skills you would bring :

Requirements :

Chron is an essential digital-first local news source serving more than 6 million unique readers a month in Houston and the surrounding region, including Galveston and the Gulf Coast. Once the digital home for the Houston Chronicle, Chron became its own distinctive site and newsroom in 2012, when HoustonChronicle.com launched. Focusing on stories that capture local culture and spark conversation, Chron covers trending sports, food and entertainment, travel, local TV personalities, real estate, space and more. Chron.com has become the go-to destination for metro and regional readers who are curious about what's new in Houston and what's affecting culture and life in the Bayou City.

About Hearst Newspapers :

With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP encompasses a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate.

At HNP, we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories - growing newsrooms, diversifying tools, evolving platforms - to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.

Be a part of something bigger - your headline awaits.

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