Retail, residential real estate, manufacturing reporter

Job Description
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal is seeking a reporter
who can marry strong traditional journalism skills - source
building, sharp news judgment, interviewing prowess, strong
analytical and investigative reporting, clear writing, document use
- with online and social media know-how. Whatever the platform,
this reporter will produce content that is accompanied by
perspective and context for our fast-growing audience of business
owners, executives and professionals in the Twin Cities area. Beats
include covering retail in a big retail town, boasting HQs for
Target and Best Buy, plus the Mall of America; residential real
estate/homebuilders; manufacturing; diversity in business.
Duties
A Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reporter is expected to
contribute both short-form (daily online posts) and long-form
(print) stories to our news products. Scoops matter. A lot.
Specifically, reporters will be expected to own their beat audience
and conversation; use networking events, Twitter, LinkedIn and
other community-building outlets to expand and fortify their source
pool and audience; work collaboratively with other newsroom
staffers to maximize impact and accessibility of stories reported;
and meet or exceed goals related to audience engagement.
Skills
Proven ability in reporting and writing; ability to work
independently and remotely; ability to break news and to identify
newsworthy events and sources; strong analytical and
investigative-interviewing skills; ability to relate comfortably to
a wide range of people, in person and online, and to develop
sources and audience. Competitive, collaborative, curious. Solid
understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story
structure. Ability to leverage relationships with sources to
deliver content that differentiates the organization from
competitors. Multimedia skills, including video, photos, broadcast,
on-camera, helpful.
Experience
Minimum of 3-5 years of journalism experience; Proven experience
building, maintaining and engaging an active audience; Knowledge of
business and/or business community a plus. Experience with using
social media to source and promote content also an advantage.
Education
B.A. journalism or equivalent work experience