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Real Estate & Development Reporter

United States·Missouri - Kansas City - Kansas CityNormalmid

MarketingOtherContent WriterDevelopment

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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.

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MarketingOtherContent WriterDevelopment

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 readers what happened, but why and how.

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Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
Professional reporting experience, particularly in coverage of real estate and city government
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 as part of a team
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.)