Content Writer

We are looking for a writers who loves to find and report compelling stories with urgency and impact. This is a role for a breaking news-minded writer who wants to be at the center of the biggest local news stories of the day. This journalist is a best-in-class writer who thrives on the pace of deadline news and has expertise in writing and editing. You will cover extreme traffic-related incidents in real time as a part of our content development team. The ideal candidate is a strong, quality-obsessed writer with top-notch news judgment.

The Daily
-You’ll collaborate with content development teams to gather editorial and build coverage for all platforms for major extreme traffic events.
-You’ll report and write urgent, rapidly updating digital coverage of local-related news incidents.
-You must care deeply about accuracy, urgency, and integrity in maintaining and growing our trust with our readers worldwide.
-Our writers are skillful and swift. They turn in clean, crisp copy on the first draft.
-This person knows how to write briefly and breezily when needed but can also handle high-concept stories off the news.
-This person must be skilled at finding ways to cover the day’s news in distinctive ways that resonate with audiences.
-Experience covering fast-moving breaking news.

Essential Duties
-Reports news stories for broadcast, describing the background and details of events
Reviews copy and corrects content, grammar, and punctuation errors, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
-Determines a story’s emphasis, length, and format and organizes material accordingly
-Gathers information about events through research
-Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
-Performs special projects and other duties as assigned

Requirements
-Candidates must be a strong communicator and highly motivated degree in Journalism, a related field, or work-related experience
-Minimum two years experience in content writing
-Excellent communication skills, both oral and written,
-Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
-Write stories for the web and other digital platforms

If you are interested and believe that you would be a great fit in the position and willing to work in a graveyard shift, kindly email your updated CV at Click to view.

Thank you.