Staff Writer

Date Posted	July 29, 2024
Industry	Newspapers
Job Status	Not Specified
Salary	Not Specified

Description:

Mid-Atlantic Media (MAM), publisher of three (3) Jewish weeklies, among others, is looking for an energetic, experienced, assertive, accurate staff writer/reporter with boundless curiosity and ability to learn quickly.  A true "content generator" that can multi-task producing story bylines, digital posts, audio and video.   

Responsibilities include:

    Pitch and write multiple news and feature stories for our publication titles in both print and digital platforms. Success is achieved through efficiency, organization, accuracy and good judgment.

    Work and own your reporting beats to develop sources and story ideas, and to deepen your knowledge of local Jewish  communities.  

    Conduct story interviews in person and/or over the phone

    Provide photography, video, audio or other artwork for each story you write

    Take photos and video everywhere you go in the community

    Create daily social media posts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)

    Perform administrative tasks (eg. upload stories to website, compile community calendar, compile obituary listing, proof the pages before publication).

Available and amenable to work days, nights, weekdays and weekends. This is not a 40 hour per week job.  Eagerness, passion and curiosity are musts.

Knowledge of Jewish community, Judaism, Israel are a plus. Teamwork is a must.

Mid-Atlantic Media, in addition to publishing three (3) Jewish weeklies, encourages writing for its other publication titles which include five (5) parenting publications and two (2) lifestyle magazines.  A terrific opportunity for a journalist to establish clips and get his/her byline out three (3) major metropolitan areas of Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington.

Interested? Please send us:

  Your CV;

    A cover letter explaining why you’re interested in this position and why you’d be a great candidate, and;

    Three writing samples

Job Type: Full-time

Experience:  Writing: 2 years (Required)

Education:  Bachelor's (Required)