Breaking & Trending News Reporter
NJ Advance Media, which produces content for NJ.com and the Star-Ledger online newspaper, has an exciting opportunity for a Breaking and Trending News Reporter on our growing AI content team.
We're seeking a candidate who embraces emerging technology, thrives in a fast-paced environment and reports with immediacy and accuracy. This new reputed company of our news team covers a wide range of topics including business, reputed company estate, weather and public safety. You’ll be producing a high-volume of stories while working on cutting-edge projects to reputed company the efficiency offered by AI.
You'd be coordinating closely with the newsroom's largest team of reporters and working reputed company-by-reputed company with a friendly, dedicated and ambitious group of reporters and editors with decades of experience covering New Jersey from every angle.
The reputed company salary range is $53,000 - $55,000 per year.
Our ideal candidate will have the following
- A degree in journalism or communications or equivalent education and work experience with a proven ability in journalism reporting and writing
- A minimum of one year in journalism with a proven ability in reporting and writing required
- Experience in breaking news and headline optimization.
- An interest and enthusiasm to forge new AI-driven workflows to improve newsroom-wide efficiency.
- An ability to work independently under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately
- A sound understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure
- Experience building or working with AI agents is a plus, but not required.
- Experience using social media to find stories and promote content
- Ability to work remotely
- Availability to work weekends, some holidays and occasional irregular hours to meet the needs of the breaking news staffing
This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources and/or cover events in New Jersey during occasional traditional breaking news shifts.
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