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Offer: Neighborhood Reporter:Colorado Public Radio

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Neighborhood Reporter

Listing description
Denverite is seeking a Neighborhood Reporter.
About the Position:
The Denverite Neighborhood Reporter will work on everyday turn stories as well as deeper dives, producing an average of 5 stories per week. The focus for this position will be on covering Denver neighborhoods and is critical to the local impact of Denverite. this function is expected to be deeply attuned to the neighborhood level of Denver news, finding interesting enterprise reporting and quicker turn stories that are significant to living, playing and working in the city. This position will cover the way people and families practice and envision their neighborhoods, the neighborhood feel, development plans that impact what is visible and familiar to people, and ways people can connect with each other and lgain about their area and others nearby. The reporter will cover Denver in ways that reflect and represent the city's diversity, including a focus on underrepresented communities. They will also work in conjunction with radio editors to produce spots and radio feature stories that are significant to CPR's statewide audience.
This position requires regular work at CPR's offices in downtown Denver, in addition to work in the house. This position's required schedule is regular hours Monday - Friday with occasional night and weekend work as assigned.
About You:
You are a responsive, adaptable and reliable reporter, interested in how neighborhoods shape a city. You have a fast metabolism for producing stories that reflect what's happening, an eagerness to cover breaking news, and a desire to create enterprise stories that start conversations about important neighborhood issues. You're committed to diversity and inclusivity in sourcing and are able to develop a wide variety of sources from diverse communities. You're a creative storyteller who leads their work with enthusiastic curiosity. You're also an excellent collaborator who likes to work with other reporters on projects to better your own work.
Minimum Appropriate qualifications:
   » A minimum of 3 years journalism practice producing both quicker, everyday turn stories and enterprise pieces that can get conversations going about issues in a beat. This practice should also include -
   » A demonstrated history of telling creative stories that adapt to a publication's voice and speak to varied, real, human practices.
   » practice developing a wide variety of sources from diverse communities.
   » practice coming up with story ideas as well as responding quickly to the occasional assignment.
   » Strong collaboration expertise and practice working with other reporters on projects.
   » A demonstrated capability to meet deadlines, switch between tasks as necessary and work in a fast-paced digital environment.
   » Excellent verbal and written communication expertise with a strong attention to detail.
   » A valid driver's license and clean driving record is required as this function needs access to reliable transportation to respond with urgency to news events. Newsroom vehicles will sometimes be available for your use.
   » While not required, our preferred expertise are -
   » Audio journalism practice
   » Fluency in Spanish
   » expertise of the Denver area
   » practice adapting story material to social media
Education Equivalency:
   » None, but a related associate's or bachelor's degree may help contribute to the minimum years of practice needed to qualify for the position.
Don't meet every single requirement? Research has shown that women, people of color and many marginalized communities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Colorado Public Radio, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, equitable and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this function, but your past practice doesn't perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply.
advantages:
Colorado Public Radio is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our culture of caring. Our employees have access to: 100 percent employer paid individual health, dental, life, and discapability coverage; an outstanding paid family medical leave policy plus paid holidays and a very generous sick, vacation, and personal time off plan; voluntary offerings such as vision; a retirement plan with no waiting or vesting periods; flexible schedules; engagement and development opportunities; and a casual atmosphere.
Position Information:
Employment type: Full-time
Hiring Range: $61,100 - $76,300
Structure Title: Reporter, News Delivery
Starting Pay: located on education and practice.

Organization: 
Colorado Public Radio

Job Job location: 
Denver, CO United States

Job Job Category: 
Reporting

Deadline: 
Saturday, August 3, 2024

Employment Type: 
Full time

Hours Per Week: 
40.00

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Application Requirements:
Click here to apply (https://secure.entertimeonline.com/ta/MOPBC0031.careers?ApplyToJob=6544694 52). Please upload a resume , answer the 3 application questions, and upload a sample of your journalism work that demonstrates your capability to identify an issue impacting a neighborhood and breaking the issue down for an audience in an engaging way. If you have any issues uploading the sample of your journalism work, you can email our Senior Recruiter, Amanda, atE-Mail: aanderson@cprmail.org.
Incomplete Applications will not be considered.
Application Deadline: August 5th, 2024
At Colorado Public Radio we are committed to cultivating and sustaining a diverse and inclusive workplace that helps us represent the voices of the communities within Colorado. We highly encourage candidates with unique contributions such as ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity, nation of origin, age, language, veteran status, color, religion, discapability and sexual orientation to apply to our openings. CPR is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes everyone to our team. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Minimum income: 
$61,100.00

Maximum income: 
$76,300.00

Website: 
Colorado Public Radio

Email address: 
E-Mail: aanderson@cprmail.org

Phone: 
(303) 871-9191

Job Field: 
Radio

 

 

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Job Location: Denver, Colorado
Address: Denver
Company Type Employer
Post Date: 07/31/2024 / Viewed 10 times
Contact Information
Company: Colorado Public Radio
Contact Email: aanderson@cprmail.org


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