News Reporter Job at Gulfshore Life, Fort Myers, FL

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  • Gulfshore Life
  • Fort Myers, FL

Job Description

Gulfshore Business seeks a news reporter to cover the Lee County business community and city/county government. The ideal candidate should understand the Fort Myers/Lee County business landscape and the importance of local city/county government news with the ability to write clean copy on deadline that’s accurate, thorough, concise and thought provoking.
 
Responsibilities:
-Meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines
-Attend and cover city/county government meetings
-Dig underneath the words of city/county government agendas to find what’s really coming up at government meetings  
-Develop long-form enterprise pieces
-Cultivate and maintain a network of sources and relationships with key players in our community

The ideal candidate will have:
-A bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field and five years of experience working in daily or weekly newsroom environments
-A working knowledge of AP Style
-Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to produce content that is fair, accurate and thorough
-A demonstrated ability to dig deeper into important stories with a thirst for digging through documents and building sources
-A willingness to tackle any assignment, from daily news to monthly features
-The ability to work well with a team of seasoned journalists

Benefits:
Full-time employees are eligible to participate in all company benefit plans, including:
•           Health, Dental, Vision Insurance and HSA
  • 1st of the month after 30 days of employment
  • Subject to plan terms
•           Eligibility for company-paid benefits such as life insurance & EAP and employee-paid benefits such as short-term disability
•           PTO – Earned on Accrual Basis
•           Company-Paid Holidays
•           401(k)

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Southwest Florida is often praised as being one of the healthiest and happiest places in the world with miles of white-sand beaches and a dynamic community. Broadcast Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are a drug-free and smoke-free environment.

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