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Meet or beat budget goals. * Assure quality of finished products through testing, visual ... Lead or assist with investigations, including data analysis and report writing. * Other duties as ...

Meet or beat budget goals. * Assure quality of finished products through testing, visual ... Lead or assist with investigations, including data analysis and report writing. * Other duties as ...

Meet or beat budget goals. * Assure quality of finished products through testing, visual ... Lead or assist with investigations, including data analysis and report writing. * Other duties as ...

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As of Aug 16, 2026, the average hourly pay for beat writer in the United States is $24.29, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $18.51 and $27.88 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Full-time

Posted 10 days ago


Job description

  • Define a clear and compelling vision for the look, feel and voice of our products, including a thriving digital news operation, a printed weekly edition, and daily emails.
  • Report and write short-form and long-form stories for the website and weekly print edition.
  • Own the beat, dictating day-to-day coverage and thriving on digging out source-driven exclusives.
  • Relentlessly develop sources and manage relationships with high-level executives and other community leaders.
  • Scoop competitors on every story of any significance, not only telling them what happened, but why and how.
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  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
  • Desire and ability to break news and to identify newsworthy events and sources
  • Strong analytical and investigative-interviewing skills
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
  • Ability to relate comfortably to a wide range of people, in person, on the phone and online
  • A clear drive to develop sources and build audience
  • 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.
  • Proficient with MS Office Products
  • Proficient with Web-Based Communication Platforms (Teams, Zoom, Webex, etc.)