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NEWSPAPERS:

— The Bond Buyer (Chicago bureau). We are seeking a reporter to join The Bond Buyer, a financial services brand covering the intersection of public finance, politics, and infrastructure. The qualified candidate will join a team of reporters focused on how governments across the United States pay for the infrastructure they build and maintain, and the services they provide to their citizens. In this role, you will develop and cultivate a wide-ranging beat focused on state and local government finance across the midwestern United States, with a particular focus on the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois. Duties will include reporting and breaking news on a tight deadline, researching and writing a mix of breaking news and analytical feature articles each week, working closely with editors and other colleagues across multiple coverage areas, and attending select industry conferences and press events. The ideal candidate has a passion for breaking news and explanatory journalism, with the proven ability to cultivate sources, generate story ideas and scoops, and distill complex subject matter and jargon into clear, concise writing.

Qualifications:

Three or more years experience, ideally covering finance and/or government
In-depth knowledge and understanding of the political and financial scene in Chicago and Illinois, or the willingness and ability to absorb it quickly
Excellent explanatory writing, reporting and news management skills including the ability to report and break news on tight deadline
Ability to work independently and multi-task on a constant basis, plus work well as part of a team of editors and reporters
Familiarity with web publishing and content management systems
Preferred candidates also possess skills, experience, and interest in social media, audio journalism, and podcasting

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package. Our extensive offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage; disability and life insurance; paid time off; a 401(k) plan; a pre-tax transportation payment program; and subsidized fitness reimbursement program. Salary range $70,000-$85,000. We are an equal opportunity employer. For consideration, please send your cover letter, resume, and salary requirements. Link to apply.

— The Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle (Flossmoor, IL) seeks freelance GA reporters who enjoy community journalism, including education beat features; the publication pays $50 for basic news and meeting stories, $65 for features and can negotiate other rates for enterprise or special feature stories. Send 3-5 clips and resume to editor@hfchronicle.com. EOE (indef.)

— Openings at the Charleston (SC) Post and Courier: Managing editor to run its upstate Greenville/Spartanburg newsroom as it continues to expand statewide, a two-year-old newsroom that it is building from the ground up, a leader with a start-up mentality, excited to grow our readership and subscription; the growing Greenville/Spartanburg metro area has plenty of stories to tell. An experienced and driven metro editor in its Charleston office who will guide a team of reporters in daily coverage as well as enterprise work; clips and resume to Jason Cato, ME, at jcato@postandcourier.com. A Charleston-based quick response reporter who can produce stories that are colorful/contextual/deeply reported, with an eye toward the bigger enterprise angles that help readers understand the issues within the community; clips and resume to Jason Cato, ME, at jcato@postandcourier.com. Rock Hill-based reporter to cover fast-growing Rock Hill, Florence, the Pee Dee region and coastal Hilton Head; clips and resume to Andy Shain, ME, at ashain@postandcourier.com. A nimble Myrtle Beach/Georgetown editor who has developed skills as a coach and collaborator with the ability to provide strong and clear guidance to reporters and work effectively and efficiently with the newspaper’s seven newsroom; clips and resume to Andy Shain, ME, at ashain@postandcourier.com. Editor for its Education Lab, a watchdog unit investigating systemic education problems in South Carolina through daily news reporting/short-term enterprise work/in-depth feature pieces/large-scale data projects/investigative series, also producing solutions-oriented journalism along with Bright Spots, an ongoing series that explores the successes of teachers, schools and districts across the state; focus areas include accountability for all public education funds/expanded access to preschool/actionable data that’s accessible to the public/accountability of leadership/value teachers through pay/support/respect; apply online at sttps://www.postandcourier.com/education-lab/5-issues-the-post-and-courier-education-lab-plans-to-cover-in-2023/article_ecbc8452-aedc-11ed-809b-db528b8b0835.html Greenville-based business reporter who will join an expanding newsroom in a vibrant and growing area of South Carolina; the ideal candidate will be a critical thinker who comes to work each day with ideas and energy; apply to Autumn Phillips, executive editor, at aphillips@postandcourier.com. (9/7)

MAGAZINES:

— Openings at Modern Healthcare magazine (Chicago): Highly motivated and news-driven reporter (Job# R-10701) to cover post-acute care organizations and the growing movement in medicine to care for patients outside of the hospital as they rethink how they control costs, improve patient outcomes, see acute care at home and post-acute care as key drivers of future growth, dig deep to develop the robust sources necessary to cover the companies and health systems, delivering care outside the hospital, including nursing homes, home health organizations and assisted-living facilities for an audience of healthcare industry executives, policymakers and decision-makers. Deputy editor (Job #R-10647) who can grow the audience by helping to produce must-read content for its Web site and newsletters. Apply online at https://crain.com. EOE. (9/4)

— Openings at South Carolina Living magazine (Cayce, SC): Writers who can produce 350- to 500-word profiles of World War II veterans to be compiled in booklet/book form; must have the ability to travel the state to conduct in-person interviews, have a digital camera capable of shooting high-res (300 dpi) images to deliver current images of each subject, have the capability to provide an audio recording of each interview for fact-checking purposes and have a demonstrated ability to tell a veteran’s story through anecdotes and interesting and accurate quotes, all delivered in a short format on tight deadlines; pay is $150 per profile; download the guidelines for the project at https://ecscscliving.box.com/s/fvl1a3m6vn1o0lpq72zs, and be prepared to supply one clip that best demonstrates your ability to deliver on the proje\ct and a short e-mail outlining your qualifications; profiles will be assigned on tight deadlines as veterans are identified; those who excel with this project will be considered for part-time and freelance work with the magazine. (Indef.)

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— The State newspaper (Columbia, SC) seeks a women’s college basketball and real-time sports reporter who needs to thrive in a fast-paced, competitive environment; will cover the national champion South Carolina women’s basketball team, contribute to all of our USC Gamecocks sports coverage and be its lead real-time sports reporter to spot and report on trending topics, so a strong source network is vital along with ways to find and break enterprise and analysis. Apply to https://mcclatchy.com. (5/4)

** Summerville (SC) Communications seeks an editor with three or more years of experience who can manage newsroom operations and produce content for three weekly newspapers, the Summerville Journal Scene, the Berkeley Independent and the Goose Creek Gazette and their corresponding digital assets; will manage three full-time journalists and a small group of freelancers. Clips and resume to Andy Shain, ME, at ashain@postandcourier.com. (6/5)

** Openings at the Charleston (SC) Post and Courier: Rock Hill-based reporter to cover fast-growing Rock Hill, Florence, the Pee Dee region and coastal Hilton Head; clips and resume to Andy Shain, ME, at ashain@postandcourier.com. A nimble Myrtle Beach/Georgetown editor who has developed skills as a coach and collaborator with the ability to provide strong and clear guidance to reporters and work effectively and efficiently with the newspaper’s seven newsroom; clips and resume to Andy Shain, ME, at ashain@postandcourier.com. Editor for its Education Lab, a watchdog unit investigating systemic education problems in South Carolina through daily news reporting/short-term enterprise work/in-depth feature pieces/large-scale data projects/investigative series, also producing solutions-oriented journalism along with Bright Spots, an ongoing series that explores the successes of teachers, schools and districts across the state; focus areas include accountability for all public education funds/expanded access to preschool/actionable data that’s accessible to the public/accountability of leadership/value teachers through pay/support/respect; apply online at sttps://www.postandcourier.com/education-lab/5-issues-the-post-and-courier-education-lab-plans-to-cover-in-2023/article_ecbc8452-aedc-11ed-809b-db528b8b0835.html (6/5)

** Lowcountry Local Media (Bluffton, SC) seeks an editor for its twice-per-month Bluffton Sun, once-per-month Hilton Head Sun and once-per-month Sun City Sun, running anywhere from 48 to 88 pages; must set the overall tone for the newspapers through the assortment of story assignments, compilation of expertise columns submitted by community business leaders, placing columns from local mayors and other politicians, enterprise stories crafted by freelance journalists and stringers; will also write articles of local interest. Must plan/develop/execute engaging and informative local news. Clips and resume and cover letter to HR@blufftonsun.com. (6/5)

MAGAZINES:

— Crain’s Chicago Business seeks an aggressive political reporter (Job #R-10732) who will dig deep to develop the robust sources necessary to cover city/state/county politicians, cover consultants/lobbyists/business leaders for an audience of Chicago-area executives/]policymakers/decision-makers, breaking news that’s of high interest to local leaders, shedding light on important policy debates helping readers anticipate government action that’s going to affect their livelihoods going forward, is a self-starter who will be responsible for daily news coverage, write breaking news and enterprise stories, collaborate with other members of the newsroom team and contributing to podcasts and live events. EOE. Apply online at https://crain.com. EOE. (5/21)

— Openings at Modern Healthcare magazine (Chicago): Highly motivated and news-driven reporter (Job# R-10616) and R-10701) to cover post-acute care organizations and the growing movement in medicine to care for patients outside of the hospital as they rethink how they control costs, improve patient outcomes, see acute care at home and post-acute care as key drivers of future growth, dig deep to develop the robust sources necessary to cover the companies and health systems, delivering care outside the hospital, including nursing homes, home health organizations and assisted-living facilities for an audience of healthcare industry executives, policymakers and decision-makers. Deputy editor (Job #R-10647) who can grow the audience by helping to produce must-read content for its Web site and newsletters. Apply online at https://crain.com. EOE. (5/21)

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NEWSPAPERS:

— Openings at the Chicago Reader: News editor who will work with Reader staff writers and freelance reporters to publish multiple timely stories per week, edit staff news reporters, file FOIA requests, dig through official documents and data, assign stories to freelancers, collaborate on reporting projects, work on long-form features with the editor-in-chief and contribute to packages in non-news sections of the paper if time permits; apply online at https://chicagoreader.com/reader/careers/ EOE. (4/24)

— The Hyde Park Herald (Chicago South Side) seeks a part-time GA reporter with 1-2 years experience who can pitch and write 5-10 original stories each month, assist as needed with breaking and shorter news stories, attend weekly story meetings and attend regular neighborhood meetings, both virtually and in person; must be able to learn on the job. Pay equivalent to $21/hour for 20 hours a week. Apply online at https://hpherald.com. EOE. (5/4)

** Openings at the Better Government Association (Chicago): Investigations editor who can lead solutions journalism efforts, be a senior newsroom leader, can own and drive regular enterprise content. Government finance and accountability reporter with 3-5 years investigative experience who can provide original in-depth investigations into fraud/waste/abuse within state and local government and has produced both long- and short-term enterprise stories, has strong skills in source development, can work well both collaboratively and alone, works well with special projects editors/investigative reporters/marketing managers/manager of partnerships and local content; must conceive and execute stories with a strong narrative arc and compelling investigative findings that inspire change, must help obtain/compile/analyze large and complex data sets, must contribute to interactive and graphic elements, must pursue public information through a creative and persistent approach to source building and documentation and publish stories with urgency and efficiency, following up with energy and tenacity. Self-starting data reporter who will not only maintain its current databases, but will add to the number of public databases residents of Chicago and Illinois can use; should be able to collaborate with reporters to use data visualization to add depth to a story and develop maps to illuminate reporting paths and illustrate spatial inequities; should also be able to give descriptive statistics using Excel and have a user’s familiarity with SQL, R and/or Python. Submit 3-5 clips and resume to jobs@bettergov.org. EOE. (5/4)

–The Evanston (IL) RoundTable seeks an experienced reporter who can cover education and race in a district that is home to 8,000 students who speak 80 languages and 1,400 staff; the city of Evanston is also home to a reparations movement, so stories will be written through the twin lenses of race and history; must be able to write for a Web site and a six-day-a-week newsletter. Candidates who speak and write fluent Spanish will be prioritized. Five clips and resume to Susy Schultz, editor, at susy@evanstonroundtable.com. EOE. (4/10)

** The State newspaper (Columbia, SC) seeks a women’s college basketball and real-time sports reporter who needs to thrive in a fast-paced, competitive environment; will cover the national champion South Carolina women’s basketball team, contribute to all of our USC Gamecocks sports coverage and be its lead real-time sports reporter to spot and report on trending topics, so a strong source network is vital along with ways to find and break enterprise and analysis. Apply to https://mcclatchy.com. (5/4)

— Openings at the Charleston (SC) Post and Courier: Rock Hill-based reporter to cover fast-growing Rock Hill, Florence, the Pee Dee region and coastal Hilton Head; clips and resume to Andy Shain, ME, at ashain@postandcourier.com. A nimble Myrtle Beach/Georgetown editor who has developed skills as a coach and collaborator with the ability to provide strong and clear guidance to reporters and work effectively and efficiently with the newspaper’s seven newsroom; clips and resume to Andy Shain, ME, at ashain@postandcourier.com. (5/4)

— The Free Times (Columbia, SC) seeks a managing editor for a publication that covers a growing restaurant and entertainment scene, a robust arts community, the popular Lake Murray and state flagship college, the University of South Carolina; will oversee a food writer and a team of freelance journalists, while writing about arts and music, so candidates should have strong organizational and interpersonal skills to post timely news online and produce a weekly print edition and several special sections, including Best of Columbia; clips and resume to Andy Shain, Post and Courier ME, at ashain@postandcourier.com. (5/4)

MAGAZINES:

— Openings at South Carolina Living magazine (Cayce, SC): Writers who can produce 350- to 500-word profiles of World War II veterans to be compiled in booklet/book form; must have the ability to travel the state to conduct in-person interviews, have a digital camera capable of shooting high-res (300 dpi) images to deliver current images of each subject, have the capability to provide an audio recording of each interview for fact-checking purposes and have a demonstrated ability to tell a veteran’s story through anecdotes and interesting and accurate quotes, all delivered in a short format on tight deadlines; pay is $150 per profile; download the guidelines for the project at https://ecscscliving.box.com/s/fvl1a3m6vn1o0lpq72zs, and be prepared to supply one clip that best demonstrates your ability to deliver on the project and a short e-mail outlining your qualifications; profiles will be assigned on tight deadlines as veterans are identified; those who excel with this project will be considered for part-time and freelance work with the magazine. (Indef.)

SMALL PRINT:

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