The Bangor Daily News is seeking a smart, hard-charging news reporter to join our team and cover news in Presque Isle, Maine.
This reporter would join a team dedicated to producing direct, honest, comprehensive and compelling coverage of the Presque Isle area. If you’re the right person for this challenge, this is how we would describe you: You are an aggressive self-starter with a passion for landing important scoops. You have excellent critical thinking skills. You can develop sources who share information no one else has. You are a savvy digital news consumer comfortable presenting information in different formats — from straight-up news stories to analyses and explainers. You care about the future of local news and want to understand and serve your audience. You want to own the story.
We are Maine’s most-read media outlet, with a staff of journalists that stretches from the border of Canada to the boundaries of the Granite State. We blanket Maine’s political, social, cultural and economic trends, drive our state’s public conversation, and hold our officials accountable. We are committed to informing our community, and we see this role as key to fulfilling that commitment.
In doing so, we bring Maine together.
If you think you might be our next great hire, please submit your resume, cover letter and links to at least three clips.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Experience:
- Journalism: 2 years (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Presque Isle, ME 04769: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person