Reporter Jobs

Summary
The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin is seeking an experienced reporter to join our news team full time to cover the cities of Pomona, Claremont and La Verne. Primary focus for the beat includes local government, growth and development, and schools.
We’re looking for journalists who can cultivate sources in person and via social media, write compelling narratives as well as tweets, and are comfortable mining public records for deep investigative pieces. If you are a passionate, focused, digital-savvy reporter, we want to talk to you.
What You Will Do

• Contribute to a positive culture of teamwork and collaboration
• Maintain communication with a supervising editor
• Will cover a wide variety of story topics
• You are aggressive and resourceful and have the ability to produce strong enterprise and breaking news for online, mobile and print platforms
• Cultivate sources both in person and via social media
• Along with producing stories that are assigned, the reporter should also be able to pitch story ideas on a regular basis
• Research and develop stories to the utmost accuracy
• Understand and use company-provided hardware, software and cloud-based equipment and systems for company business and tasks
• Write on deadline in a fast-paced environment

What You Will Bring

• Strong news judgment and a drive to compete
• The skill to mine human sources, documents and data, including a facility for mining public records
• At least two years of professional journalism experience
• Proficiency at using the web and social media to report stories and to share them
• The ability to juggle multiple stories of varying complexity, from quick news posts under intense deadline pressure to daily news stories and longer-term enterprise
• Facility with multiple languages is a plus
• Ability to take own photos is a plus
• Ability to write clean concise copy that draws readers in, including nut graphs and online headlines for SEO
• Must have reliable transportation
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required

Work Environment

• Remote with the possibility of going back to in-person work

The hourly wage is $21.63. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, MediaNews Group offers a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition program, and 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
Who We Are
Established in March 2016, the Southern California News Group (SCNG) has virtually overnight become one of the most powerful and influential news organizations in the U.S. This dynamic union was created when the Los Angeles News Group (owners of nine local daily newspapers and websites) and its parent company Media News Group (MNG) acquired Freedom Communications (owners of the Orange County Register and Riverside Press-Enterprise).
By combining these two highly regarded and well-established institutions, SCNG has emerged as the largest news content provider in the five-county Los Angeles metropolitan area. As a leader in circulation among top publications nationwide, SCNG now owns and operates 11 local daily newspapers and more than a dozen community weeklies.
Our mission is to connect communities by providing readers with the area's best local news coverage while providing advertisers with unprecedented access to one of the world's most diverse and dynamic audiences.
No matter the distribution vehicle—newspaper, magazine, mobile, online—SCNG's in-depth reporting on local news, politics, sports and entertainment continues to attract a desirable audience for its customers. Combining print, online and social media, SCNG now delivers premium content to over 8.1 million adults every week, making it an indispensable marketing solution for advertisers across Southern California. No other local newspaper group reaches more households in our market than SCNG.
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