Food & Dining Reporter Job at Gannett Co., Inc. in Spartanburg

Overview

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Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE : GCI) is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a scalable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. We endeavor to deliver essential content, marketing solutions, and experiences for curated audiences, advertisers, consumers, and stakeholders by leveraging our diverse teams and suite of products to enrich the local communities and businesses we serve. Our current portfolio of trusted media brands includes the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, uses innovation and software to enable small and medium-sized businesses to grow, and USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures, our events division, creates impactful consumer engagements, promotions, and races. Gannett open roles are featured on various external job boards. When applying to a position at Gannett, you should be completing an application onGannett Careers viaDayforce. Job postings directing you to complete an application on other external sites may not be valid. To connect with us, visitwww.gannett.com

Role

The Herald-Journal in Spartanburg, S.C., seeks a dynamic reporter to create stories about food and dining in a growing Spartanburg County. We need a great storyteller who can produce several stories a week, from quick-turn food trending articles to chef and restaurant profiles. The successful candidate will need a strong social media presence and the ability to quickly turn around breaking news while juggling daily stories. The reporter will also pitch in with local news general assignments.

This focused and curious multimedia reporter will have a passion for food and digital journalism, be able to produce compelling multimedia assets for social engagement and have strong SEO skills.

The reporter will cultivate an engaging, active, and inclusive social media presence and will be responsible for the tone, tenor, and content mix of our branded social media accounts. The reporter will coordinate with our visuals team but photo and video skills are pluses. The reporter should be comfortable appearing on video, and at personal appearances.

Occasional weekend and evening hours are required. Must have a positive, collaborative attitude; be flexible and willing to pivot as news demands.

DUTIES

• Creates food and dining content (articles, videos, photos and social media posts) about Spartanburg that accurately informs, entertains and engages key audiences and platforms through the use of metrics
• Works with editors and analysts to evaluate what's working and what's not and develops ongoing plans to better satisfy audience needs.
• Collaborates with visuals and production team to provide all appropriate elements for stories (i.e. photos, videos and graphics). Captures photos and video as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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