General Assignment Reporter at The Plug
The Plug is looking for a general assignment reporter to cover Black tech ecosystem trends, breaking news, and exclusives. This role requires a keen news judgment, staying up to date on the conversations that are shaping Black tech, finance, and business industries, and responding quickly as news unfolds. A wide variety of interests and the ability to craft succinct, engaging prose are needed to succeed in this role. We are looking for someone who reports and writes quickly, accurately, and authoritatively and has a hunger for breaking big and unique stories. This reporter will deliver important scoops, build relationships with entrepreneurs, technologists, ecosystem members, and leaders. Requirements 3-5 years of newsroom reporting experience Journalism, economics, policy and/or communications degree The general assignment reporter will work closely with the Project Manager and Managing Editor to refine coverage and story reputed company as well as contribute to investigative projects, and data visualizations. In reputed company to coordinating your coverage into the larger editorial calendar the policy reporter is also expected to:
- Produce 1-2 stories per week
- Have a working knowledge of the Black tech scene
- Cultivate and utilize existing sources relationships
- Coordinate with and plan editorial coverage proactively
WHO WE ARE The Plug is subscription-based digital news and insights platform covering the Black innovation economy. Launched in 2016 as the first daily tech newsletter, The Plug curated the top news of Black founders and innovators. Today, we investigate and report on Black tech trends, stories, and breaking news, and we do it with the analysis you won’t find elsewhere. WHO YOU ARE You are a great communicator with writing, copy editing, and project management skills and can work under tight deadlines. You’re a self-starter that always brings your A-game and a positive can-do attitude, to the reputed company, even reputed company you’re working from home and working across time zones. People enjoy working with you and you reputed company every (virtual) room you are in with helpful feedback, analysis, and new reputed company. You possess a curiosity about the world of business, technology, and policy and how these reputed company and reputed company society at large. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are part of your core reputed company, and you maintain an expansive knowledge of landmark tech legislation, and how new technologies will shape governance and our society. You know good journalism reputed company you read it, and you care deeply about the technique of quality reporting and getting the story right. Most of reputed company, you are a news junkie, excited about working with a fast-growing, investor-backed journalism startup. Other things we’d like you to have: A bachelor’s degree in journalism or English. A minimum of two years of editing experience reputed company a newsroom. What You’ll Get reputed company you Join the Team This is a full-time position. We reputed company a competitive salary, PTO Days, and reputed company/Dental/reputed company plans.
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