Gulfshore Business seeks a senior writer/editor to work with our editorial team, providing coverage of the Southwest Florida business community. The ideal candidate should understand the Fort Myers/Lee County business landscape and the importance of local community news with the ability to write clean copy on deadline that’s accurate, thorough, concise and thought provoking.
Responsibilities:
Meet daily, monthly deadlines
Pursue exclusive content on a variety of topics from real estate to education to government
Develop long-form enterprise and investigative pieces
Cultivate and maintain a network of sources and relationships with key players in our communities
Dig underneath the words of city/county government agendas to find what’s really coming up at government meetings
Attend city/county government meetings
The ideal candidate will have:
A bachelor’s degree and seven-plus years of experience working in daily or weekly newsroom environments
Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to produce content that is fair, accurate and thorough
Talent for identifying fresh angles on the news of the day, consistently pitching fresh, creative approaches that gives the “daily” story more perspective
A demonstrated ability to dig deeper into important stories with a thirst for digging through documents and building sources
A willingness to tackle any assignment from features and enterprise to government and business
An understanding of both the limitations of immediacy and advantages of long-range issues for monthly publications
Benefits:
Full-time new hires: Eligible to participate in all Company benefit plans, including:
Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, and HSA
1stof the month after 30 days of employment
Subject to plan terms
Eligibility for company-paid benefits such as life insurance & EAP and employee-paid benefits such as short-term disability
PTO – Earned on Accrual Basis
Company-Paid Holidays
401(k)
Southwest Florida is often praised as being one of the healthiest and happiest places in the world with miles of white-sand beaches and a dynamic community. Broadcast Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are a drug-free and smoke-free environment.
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Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
Industries
Internet Publishing
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