Breaking News Reporter

About the Daily Beast

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Job Description

The Daily Beast is seeking a dynamic and dedicated Breaking News Reporter to join our news team.

About the Role

The Breaking News Reporter will cover fast-moving stories across national news, politics, entertainment, celebrity, media, sports, and world affairs. The ideal candidate has strong news judgment, a high news metabolism, and the ability to stay a half-step ahead of the competition.

This reporter should be equally comfortable turning around clean, compelling copy on deadline and developing original reporting through interviews, sources, public records, and exclusive details. We’re looking for someone who can identify emerging stories, find the most compelling angle, and write with the wit, authority, and punch that distinguish The Daily Beast.

Candidates should have professional reporting experience and clips that demonstrate speed, accuracy, strong writing, and original reporting.

This position includes weekend shifts.

What You'll Do:

· Contribute to breaking news coverage.

· Report and write news items on deadline.

· Spot emerging stories before they dominate national headlines.

· Identify and pitch stories that matter to our audience and write intelligent, exciting copy with a punchy attitude that separates us from other outlets.

· Produce clean, concise and accurate copy in a breaking news environment that requires a fast pace and can-do attitude.

· Be able to locate original sources for stories and be comfortable making calls, creating sources and conducting interviews if necessary.

· Be comfortable writing across a variety of topics including U.S. politics, world news, entertainment, sports, and media.

· An understanding of the Daily Beast’s voice and dynamic tone.

Qualifications

· Minimum of three years writing and reporting news for a national or large regional newspaper, website or TV station.

· Proven work ability in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects and deadlines.

· Willingness to collaborate with other reporters and editors.

· Strong writing and reporting skills.

· Immaculate general knowledge of the news, and especially of the political scene.

· A self-starter who can conceive and execute stories with impact.

· Ability to take initiative, receive constructive feedback, and work with minimal supervision.

· Demonstrated capacity to work well in a team environment.

· Availability to work a schedule that includes weekends.

Pay Range Salary

The pay range for this position is $60,000 - $75,000.

The base salary range represents the anticipated low and high ends of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including but not limited to work location, experience, performance, and other factors.

Additional Information

Don’t meet every single requirement listed here? If you’re interested in joining the Beast but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with this job description, we encourage you to give it a shot all the same. It might turn out that you’re just the right candidate for this or other roles. See more about our commitment to diversity at https://www.thedailybeast.com/company/diversity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.