Senior Writer/Editor
Gulfshore Life
- Bonita Springs, FL
- Permanent
- Full-time
-Meet daily, monthly deadlines
-Pursue exclusive content on a variety of topics from real estate to education to government
-Develop long-form enterprise and investigative pieces
-Cultivate and maintain a network of sources and relationships with key players in our communities
-Dig underneath the words of city/county government agendas to find what’s really coming up at government meetings
-Attend city/county government meetingsThe ideal candidate will have:
-A bachelor’s degree and seven-plus years of experience working in daily or weekly newsroom environments
-Exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability to produce content that is fair, accurate and thorough
-Talent for identifying fresh angles on the news of the day, consistently pitching fresh, creative approaches that gives the “daily” story more perspective
-A demonstrated ability to dig deeper into important stories with a thirst for digging through documents and building sources
-A willingness to tackle any assignment from features and enterprise to government and business
-An understanding of both the limitations of immediacy and advantages of long-range issues for monthly publicationsBenefits:
Full-time new hires: Eligible to participate in all Company benefit plans, including:
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, and HSA
- 1st of the month after 30 days of employment
- Subject to plan terms
- Eligibility for company-paid benefits such as life insurance & EAP and employee-paid benefits such as short-term disability
- PTO – Earned on Accrual Basis
- Company-Paid Holidays
- 401(k)