Outdoors Reporter
Do you have a love of the outdoors and enjoy writing about it? Advance Media New York is seeking an experienced Outdoors Reporter to join our award-winning news organization and create content for Syracuse.com, NYup.com and The Post-Standard.
On this beat, you’ll cover a wide variety of topics important to New York sports enthusiasts. This will be everything related to hunting, fishing, boating, skiing, hiking, camping, NY State Parks, wildlife and much more. This isn’t a calendar of events job; it’s digging in to provide important information to outdoor communities. We need a candidate who can create a network of contacts with wildlife and conservation agencies and find interesting stories from the local community.
To be a good fit, we need someone who will bring important stories to light, be willing to explore new topics and has ability to engage our audience and readers.
There may be times when we need to call on you to help with breaking news coverage, and some evening and weekend work may be required.
Job requirements also include:
- A Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 3-4 years of journalism experience with a proven ability in breaking news of significance
- Ability to write iteratively and often
- Proven ability to report, write clean copy and copy edit (AP style)
- Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic standards and story structure
- Ability to aggregate from credible sources
- Ability to work under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately
- Experience with SEO best practices
- Comfort level producing multimedia including digital photography, audio and video
- Willingness to consistently engage audience on social media