Community Reporter, Times of San Diego

**Community Reporter, Times of San Diego**The community reporter is a curious, versatile and digitally savvy journalist who will join the Times of San Diego team. Times of San Diego is a nonprofit news organization based in San Diego, California.This role will require the ability to identify high-interest topics, build trust in diverse communities, and develop original, relevant stories with deep impact. The ideal candidate will have experience cultivating sources and producing accurate, clear, and compelling content under deadline pressure.Times of San Diego launched in 2014, joined NEWSWELL in 2024 and joined forces with the San Diego Community Newspaper Group earlier this year.NEWSWELL helps newsrooms become nonprofit and for community. It provides strategic guidance, innovative solutions, and wrap-around operations so local journalists can focus on local news, and newsrooms can best serve their communities. NEWSWELL partners with Arizona State University, the nation’s most innovative 10 years in a row, to offer game-changing ideas, tools and research. NEWSWELL transforms local news to help communities and democracy thrive.**The pay range for this role is** **$24.75-$25/hour*** Strong reporting and writing skills, with a keen eye for detail, a commitment to accuracy and solid news judgment.* Ability to multitask and excel under deadline pressure, using time efficiently.* Demonstrated passion for local news and a commitment to serving the community.* Strong command of Associated Press style and the rules of grammar.**Relevant qualifications*** Bachelor's or master's degree in journalism or related field related or an equivalent combination of education and experience.* At least one to two years of experience in a newsroom, including reporting and/or assigning stories.* Experience managing print calendars to ensure timely coverage that fills set space for weekly or semi-weekly newspapers.**Preferred education and experience** * One to two years of reporting experience, including some local government coverage.* Knowledge of San Diego communities and local issues are a plus.* Spanish language skills are a plus but not required.**Benefits** Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance ASU Enterprise Partners is home to several Centers of Excellence whose purpose is to provide professional services to its affiliates. The Centers of Excellence include Finance, General Counsel, Investments, Public Relations and Strategic Communications, Human Resources, Facilities and Operations, Data Analytics and Insights Planning, Budgeting and Strategy, and Technology and Solutions. **WHO WE ARE****NEWSWELL TRANSFORMS LOCAL NEWS****TO HELP COMMUNITIES AND DEMOCRACY THRIVE**NEWSWELL, a nonprofit based at Arizona State University, provides back-end operations and business strategies to help news sites become or remain sustainable. Local journalists report the news. NEWSWELL offers the support. We don’t just want to sustain local news, we want to transform it. We’ll work with researchers, faculty and students across America’s most innovative university to solve journalism’s biggest problems. We partner with the renowned Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU to provide learning opportunities for students as well as professional development and a talent pipeline for our newsrooms.**LOCAL NEWS STAYS LOCAL, WE OFFER SUPPORT AND STRATEGY**NEWSWELL is growing a network of nonprofit newsrooms dedicated to their communities, made up of local journalists and supported by local community advisory boards. We offer shared services, innovative tools and diversified revenue strategies to help local news thrive.As we assist newsrooms, we do it with the community, listening, learning and offering ways to get involved. Each newsroom is for and of the community it serves, the entire community.**WE ARE NONPROFIT AND FOR COMMUNITY**We are working with three local news sites as prototypes of our transformation process:To learn more visit .**Questions, Comments and Inquiries:**Email: careers@asuep.org #J-18808-Ljbffr