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 looking for a reporter who can cover all the developments and the associated positives and negatives that come with a rapidly-growing community. This is a modified city reporter position, and we are looking for a person who take on this role and develop it into the type of position that helps us serve readers with consistent economic development reporting.

As the Development Reporter, you will be responsible for covering economic development and related topics, including infrastructure and traffic, in the two Madison County municipalities. You will collect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation and report and write stories for theintelligencer.com and our six-day-a-week printed newspaper and e-edition.

Responsibilities and Duties

Write a minimum of eight economic development stories each week, ranging from quick-hit briefs to more in-depth enterprise stories Collect, verify and analyze thoroughly newsworthy information Assemble findings into a stable story Write and deliver news stories with the reader’s perspective in mind Receive assignments or investigate news leads/tips Abide by journalism’s ethics and codes Contact, interview and research sources Maintain notes, photos and audio recordings Cooperate with reporters, chief editor, producers etc Attend regular and special meetings of city committees and the city council Revise work to meet editorial approval or to fit time or space requirements. Communicate with readers, viewers, advertisers, or the general public via mail, email, or telephone. Thinking creatively to develop interesting and reader-focused enterprise stories Find ways to implement Hearst’s AI tools into daily work processes

Qualification and Skills 

Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field required, or other degree and related experience. Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. Knowledge and use of AP Style Willing to relocate to the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Area Knowledge in maintaining and driving a digital-first thinking in the newsroom to being able to study and determine trends based on analytics. Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. Ability to take photos for print and online use. Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents, and asking questions if something isn’t clear Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. Requires meeting strict deadlines.

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.

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