Job Description
About the Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is the hardest-working paper in America, covering the stories and issues that matter most to Chicagoans with depth, integrity, and grit. The newsroom has earned eight Pulitzer Prizes for its hard-hitting investigative reporting, in-depth political coverage, insightful sports analysis, entertainment reviews, and cultural commentary. An industry-leading innovator in local news, it has been recognized nationally for expanding digital and multimedia reporting platforms alongside its indomitable daily newspaper, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2023.
About the Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is the hardest-working paper in America, covering the stories and issues that matter most to Chicagoans with depth, integrity, and grit. The newsroom has earned eight Pulitzer Prizes for its hard-hitting investigative reporting, in-depth political coverage, insightful sports analysis, entertainment reviews, and cultural commentary. An industry-leading innovator in local news, it has been recognized nationally for expanding digital and multimedia reporting platforms alongside its indomitable daily newspaper, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2023.
In January 2022, the Sun-Times merged with public radio station WBEZ with a shared mission to strengthen local journalism in Chicago. Under the banner of Chicago Public Media, Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. (CSTM) is now part of one of the largest nonprofit news organizations in the nation. This merger reinforces our commitment to serving Chicagoans with the news that matters most -– fact-based, unbiased journalism that is deeply connected to Chicago communities.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Reporter is a journalist who is responsible for finding and cultivating good stories and unique angles by developing sources, anticipating and breaking news, can self-direct, can write in their own voice and work collaboratively with various departments and reporters in the newsroom to hit deadlines. The reporter will work on mid and long-term enterprise stories and investigations to enrich the public conversations of our communities and country through our audiences. Employees in the Reporter 1 classification may perform work on any or all platforms.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
(These include but are not limited to the following. The company reserves the right to add to, delete, change, or modify the essential duties and responsibilities at any time.)
Develops original and creative story ideas.
Develops sources, investigates and researches to gather information, images and audio.
Prepares and presents original reporting for news spots, reports and program segments.
Reports, writes and presents breaking news, news features and enterprise and investigative pieces.
Makes regular appearances on Chicago Public Media platforms.
Participates in editorial process.
Voices stories, and depending on assignment, may voice program elements or briefings for on-demand distribution.
Depending on assignment, may contribute to the execution of live events or broadcasts.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
A minimum of 1-3 years of experience in an editorial, creative, and/or media production setting
Strong writing skills for broadcast web and promotional materials.
Demonstrated experience and skill in writing broadcast copy, working with anchors, and producing audio for news programs.
Demonstrated excitement for the news cycle news cycle strong interest in the Chicago area news and talk ecosystem.
Strong editorial judgment, resourcefulness and researching abilities.
Knowledge of public radio, podcasts and talk shows.
Proven ability to consistently meet deadlines.
Demonstrated to take initiative to generate creative story ideas for news and strong editorial judgment.
Team player with high emotional intelligence and ability to collaborate effectively.
Ability to craft creative approaches to covering major news stories, issues, and ideas, while also executing the small details and tasks involved in production.
EDUCATION
Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, humanities or related field.
COMPENSATION
The expected pay range for this position is $61,200 - $67,500 per ANNUM.
Chicago Public Media provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the organization reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographical location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Working at Chicago Public Media
At Chicago Public Media, we care deeply about our employees as we know attracting, developing, and growing talent is key to our success and enhancing our impact.
Our culture is one where collaboration, diversity of ideas, and innovation are encouraged. We value colleagues who will enhance our culture by bringing new ideas, divergent experiences, and talents to our dynamic workplace.
At Chicago Public Media we believe dedication to a great workplace includes supporting our employees and their families. As a result, we provide a broad and generous benefits package for employees at hire and in the years to come.
Our benefits include a competitive salary and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, vacation, holidays, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement savings, and a commuter benefits plan.
Chicago Public Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer , and we actively seek and welcome people from all backgrounds, orientations, and life experiences to join our team.
The essential functions described above are not all-inclusive and are not intended to create any contractual or other legal commitment. Chicago Public Media may change the content or format of this job at any time in its sole and exclusive discretion without notice.
Seniority level Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
Industries Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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