State House Reporter - Advance Local : Job Details

**Job Description**

**_Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve._**

**Statehouse Reporter**

**Cleveland.com** seeks a **Statehouse Reporter who** have an insatiable legislative appetite, a proven track record of standing up to the powerful and demonstrates an ability to cultivate a roster of trusted sources. The reporter will sift through state legislative proposals to find the policies that impact Ohioans most; produce watchdog journalism on the future of voting, Democracy and ballot access in Ohio; and become our team's expert on topics readers crave, marijuana and abortion.

This position has a daily reporting responsibility that requires the ability and flexibility to juggle multiple stories at once, including the dailies and enterprise pieces we treasure.

Ohio's fingerprints are on almost every major political story. One of Ohio's U.S. senators is the Republican candidate for vice president, and the other is running in the most closely watched Senate election in the country. A redistricting reform measure on the November ballot could chart a new course for democracy in the state. And Ohio's Statehouse regularly produces news stories that see national spotlight.

This position in based in Columbus, OH.

The base salary range is $58,000 to $70,000 per year

The ideal candidate will have:

+ Degree in Journalism or Communications or related field preferred.

+ 5+ years journalism experience with a proven ability in reporting and writing.

+ Skilled at building, maintaining and engaging an active audience

+ Proven ability to work independently under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately, handling complex assignments

+ Demonstrated solid reporting, writing and organizational skills

+ Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure

+ Expertise in capitalizing on high-value topics by engaging audiences in frequency and urgency

+ Understanding imperatives of multiple platforms print, mobile, Internet, etc.

+ Expertise to utilize a broad set of tools to tell stories and engage the audience

+ Leverages relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates the organization from competitors

+ Ability to work remotely

+ This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources and cover events.

**Additional Information**

Advance Local Media offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package with affordable options for your healthcare including medical, dental and vision plans, mental health support options, flexible spending accounts, fertility assistance, a competitive 401(k) plan to help plan for your future, generous paid time off, paid parental and caregiver leave and an employee assistance program to support your work/life balance, optional legal assistance, life insurance options, as well as flexible holidays to honor cultural diversity.

Advance Ohio is a part of Advance Local Media, one of the largest media groups in the United States, which operates the leading news and information companies in more than 20 cities, reaching 52+ million people monthly with our quality, real-time journalism and community engagement. Our company is built upon the values of Integrity, Customer-first, Inclusiveness, Collaboration and Forward-looking. For more information about Advance Local, please visit visit www.advancelocal.com .

Advance Ohio is a digitally focused company that operates cleveland.com and Sun News and is responsible for multimedia ad sales, marketing and content for The Plain Dealer, Sun News, and cleveland.com.

_Advance Local Media is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, and is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state or local law._

_If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information._

Advance Local Media does not provide sponsorship for work visas or employment authorization in the United States. Only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered for this position.