Features Reporter

Job Summary:

As a key member of the Denver Gazette team, the Features Reporter pursues human interest, enterprise and off-beat stories. We’re looking for a superb writer, someone adept at pursuing magazine-style profiles and big-picture trend pieces, as well as short stories.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Write compelling stories that celebrate people’s triumphs against adversity
• Produce clean, accurate and tight copy in a timely fashion
• Collaborate and maintain strong working relationship with other staffers
• Deploy multiple tools, such as video, and platforms, notably social media, to convey stories
• Develop a wide range of sources in metro Denver
• Familiar with SEO requirements and other strategies to draw in and engage a wider audience

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Education & Work Experience Requirements:

• Five years of experience in feature or enterprise writing
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or mass communications, or a similar field

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is moderately noisy.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by most people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and requirements. Scheduling flexibility is required to accommodate changing business needs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $58,656.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• feature or enterprise writing: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $58,656 - $65,000