Job Description

The Post and Courier, South Carolina's oldest daily newspaper and premier news source, is seeking an innovative reporter to provide vital coverage of the explosive growth and development in Spartanburg and Spartanburg County.

The emphasis for this role will be on growing our audience reach through in-depth business and local government coverage, with a focus on massive population growth, residential and commercial development, the impact on small businesses and the influx of larger chains in an evolving retail industry, gentrification and urban sprawl, and the wildly competitive real estate market.

This reporter must also be adept at breaking news and writing quick-turn stories to stay atop of openings and closings, economic development announcements, trends in the local business community and the decisions of local governments that have the greatest impact on people.

Along with reporting breaking news and enterprise pieces, this journalist will also seek to tell stories in other ways, including short-form, vertical video. As readers increasingly consume video for news and information, our reporters aim to expand our digital presence with mobile-first storytelling to reach younger professionals on other platforms.

This position, which reports to our Upstate editor, is one of our most productive roles in the Spartanburg newsroom, routinely leading in audience and subscription metrics as our audience for smart, insightful business news continues to grow rapidly.

If you are hired, you will join an ambitious, Pulitzer Prize-winning culture where talented journalists can pursue the best work of their careers, limited only by their ambition and determination.

The Post and Courier is privately held and is investing in its journalism. We began expanding across the state in 2020, seeking to fill a void in news deserts or areas where local news coverage had withered. We now operate Post and Courier newsrooms in multiple South Carolina cities from Charleston to Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, Beaufort County, Florence and Myrtle Beach.

We are a passionate, dedicated, digital-driven news organization and seek someone who shares that journalistic passion and commitment to excellence.

Responsibilities

• Be a key contributor to our coverage of business and industry in Spartanburg County and the Upstate region.
• Work with colleagues across the state on regional and statewide pieces.
• Use a data-driven approach to providing content that grows our audience in our market.
• Plan and conceptualize business story ideas while collaborating with other reporters.
• Embrace a spirit of nimble experimentation to test nontraditional story formats.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field of study.
• At least 2 years of business reporting experience.
• Writing and editing skills.
• Excellent news judgment.
• A background that demonstrates dedication to high-impact journalism.
• Video editing and production skills.
• Working knowledge of SEO.
• Along with their resume, applicants should attach a cover letter and 5 of their best article clips.
• Must have reliable personal transportation.

The Post and Courier is an equal opportunity employer.

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