Southeast Iowa Union is hiring: Reporter - Owatonna MN in Owatonna

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Location: Owatonna, MN, US

Owatonna People’s Press News Reporter
Job Summary
Owatonna People’s Press is looking for a full‑time reporter. AMM offers excellent wages and benefits. The reporter, who ideally has some experience, will cover a bit of everything for the weekly newspaper: serious news, light features and personal profiles.

Applicants should like working with people and have good interpersonal skills. The reporter will work occasional evening or weekend shifts, and will meet and interview important people, getting the inside look most people don’t see.

Job Functions
The successful candidate must be flexible, attentive to detail, diplomatic, able to take direction, and able to multitask. This position works with different personality types across a number of publications. Candidates should have strong interpersonal skills, client orientation, and the ability to work effectively with internal and external contacts as both a team member and a team leader.

Essential Functions

Write clean copy, take photos and video, and possess strong organizational skills.

Accept instruction and editing suggestions from editors.

Work cooperatively with the public.

Perform job duties in accordance with company core values.

Initiate and nurture effective, professional relationships with internal and external contacts.

Write headlines.

Prior reporting/editing experience preferred.

Demonstrated ability to multitask.

Must have own transportation.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is helpful. Ability to use Facebook, Twitter, and other social media preferred.

Education
Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field strongly preferred.

Salary
$16–$18 per hour.

Benefits include

Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.

Company‐paid disability and term life insurance.

A generous PTO policy with PTO accrual beginning on the first day of employment.

3 floating holidays.

401(k) plan with discretionary matching.

APG associates receive discounts on a wide variety of products, services, flights, rental vehicles and more.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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