Company description

Founded in 1786, the Post-Gazette provides the Pittsburgh community with award-winning local, national and international news coverage. The PG in 2024 accomplished a three-peat: It was the third year in a row the outlet nabbed the top award in the Society for Features Journalism's Excellence-in-Features contest in its division.

Job description

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Western Pennsylvania’s largest newspaper and winner of the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Keystone Media Awards’ top honor among the state’s largest newsrooms, is looking for a Features Reporter with the ability to elevate all facets of our expanding Food portfolio, with a special focus on making the PG the market’s primary source for restaurant and food coverage.

This individual will work closely with the Food Editor and the AME/Features & Health, joining a Features team that earned the top prize in the national Society for Features Journalism Awards for the past three years in our division (90,000 to 199,000 circulation).

This reporter will be counted on to produce a steady flow of original ideas on a wide variety of topics that readers can’t get anywhere else. Applicants should have the ability to identify stories and execute both short-term stories and long-range projects. This reporter needs to be an innovative journalist with impeccable reporting and writing skills, a proven ability to excel on all platforms, and a proven record of engaging a passionate community of foodies, cooks and diners. This reporter will assist us in developing coverage strategies aimed at increasing digital subscriptions and diversifying our audience on all platforms. This is a full-time position.

Qualifications
● Ability to develop a wide range of sources on variety of subjects within the food beat
● A proven record to write timely, well-reported and thought-provoking stories
● Eager to be part of a transforming newsroom working to provide deep coverage of a diverse and changing community
● Creativity across the board, from unique story ideas to engaging presentations
● Ability to fully oversee the development of stories, words to visuals, including collaborating with the visuals team to provide all appropriate elements (photos, videos and graphics) and shooting photos and video as needed
● Able to juggle daily stories with short-term and long-term enterprise
● Strong command of AP grammar and style
● Strong copy-editing skills and the ability to produce content that is fair, accurate and thorough

Other things to know
● Competitive salary and benefits package
● We encourage everyone to apply who shares our passion for indispensable journalism and our drive to create a sustainable business model to support it
● As an equal opportunity employer, the Post-Gazette is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture, and we encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and people with special needs

Education and experience
● Bachelor’s degree, preferably in journalism
● 2 to 5 years of reporting experience preferred
● Ability to use social media platforms (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok)
● Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills
● Display exceptional work ethic, time management, and organizational skills

Compensation

this position is: salaried, varies DOE, $50,000.00 - $60,000.00

Application instructions

Deadline

August 26, 2024