What are the responsibilities and job description for the Breaking News Journalist position at Legend?
Are you interested in contributing to one of the world’s leading online gambling publications?
We’re seeking a motivated, versatile journalist to cover the stories of Las Vegas. The ideal candidate will be a confident journalist skilled in pitching ideas, writing engaging content, and conducting in-depth research and interviews.
Main responsibilities:
- Come up with high-impact story ideas that have the potential to gain national attention
- Ability to cover breaking news at high pace, as well as being able to follow-up with strong pullouts and separate lines
- Exercise editorial judgement when developing story ideas, being able to produce fair and accurate journalism
- Conducting interviews with a range of people from the c-suite to the average casino attendee
Keys skills / experience required:
- Significant experience as a journalist covering Las Vegas in a range of areas including crime, entertainment and business
- Be a self-starter who knows a good story and how to find it
- Be able to demonstrate effective planning and organisational skills, especially the ability to deliver consistently to deadlines
- A positive attitude towards changes and feedback
- Have an extensive contact book in Las Vegas and will be able to use that to leverage unique and exclusive news
- Reliability and a track record of working on your own and under pressure
