Hearst Communications, Inc. is hiring: Food Reporter in Norwalk

Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s journalists cover communities all over the state, serving readers across platforms, including our sites like CTInsider.com, app, newsletters, social media accounts and more for nine daily and 21 weekly newspapers.

We’re looking for an enterprising, audience-focused and collaborative reporter to join HCMG’s food team.

This reporter would cover the state’s restaurant scene, including breaking news, emerging trends in food, contributing to interactives on cuisines and more through text, photos and video.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Works collaboratively with editors, other reporters, photographers and audience team members to tell impactful stories across platforms that engage and retain local subscribers and other readers.
• Reports and writes quickly and effectively to break news online and follows up when appropriate with more in-depth enterprise pieces.
• Demonstrates a comfort level with analyzing and interpreting metrics and uses them to inform coverage decisions in real-time and the long-term.
• Effectively shoots and edits photos and video to accompany stories.

Qualifications :

The Benefits :

To Apply :

Send a cover letter, resume and clips for review.

HCMG is committed to growing and retaining a more diverse workforce that better reflects the communities we serve. We strongly encourage all people of working age, who are traditionally underrepresented in media to apply, including women, people of color, applicants with disabilities, those from the LGBTQ community and veterans.

Some great candidates may not check all the boxes for this role. If you’re a passionate, dedicated worker who's interested in Hearst Connecticut Media Group but don’t have all the skills listed here, please still reach out and tell us more about what you bring to the table.

This full-time job with benefits is based in Connecticut and is not eligible for remote candidates.

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