City Government Reporter

The Government/Breaking News reporter is a key member of the Denver Gazette team and will provide content in the form of breaking news for the website and our daily digital newspaper and political coverage of cities and counties in the Denver area.

• Responsible for reporting on suburban government meetings,elections, housing, transportation and traffic issues, education, and other news.
• This hybrid reporter also covers breaking news for digital and E-Edition platforms.
• Collaborate and maintain strong working relationship with other Denver Gazette staff to assure growth of audiences and to increase loyalty and improve engagement.
• Convey news and tell stories using multiple tools—including writing, social media, photos and video.
• Develop a wide range of political sources in the Denver metro area.
• Contribute briefs column to Focus on Denver pages in Colorado Politics magazine each week.
• Develop and maintain good relations with the local community

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or mass communications. Minimum of three to five years of experience at a daily newspaper preferred.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately noisy.