Report breaking and trending news in Boston and eastern Massachusetts, produce engaging stories, and serve as lead newsletter writer. Use AI and digital tools to gather and process information, publish across platforms, create short-form video, maintain source relationships, and meet deadlines independently. The role requires remote flexibility, occasional nights and weekends, reliable transportation, and the ability to cover events in person when needed.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
Strengthening and empowering all of the communities we serve.
MassLive, the largest news and information website in Massachusetts, is looking for an experienced reporter based in Boston to cover news and serve as our lead newsletters writer.
For this new position, we are seeking a reporter who can produce breaking news and trending stories quickly, is comfortable using AI to help gather and process information and can bring an engaging voice to our expanding portfolio of newsletters.
While MassLive does not require in-office attendance (though we have offices in Boston, Worcester and Springfield), this position requires the ability to cover and react to news in Boston and eastern Massachusetts, and to be at the scene when needed.
This position also will serve as the lead newsletters writer, using AI and other tools to pull together relevant content, and writing compelling and engaging newsletters that connect with our readers.
This position pays between $50,000 and $62,000 annually.
Ideal candidate will have the following:
- A degree in journalism or communication, or an equivalent education and work experience with proven ability in journalism reporting and writing.
- Minimum of two years of journalism experience with a proven ability in reporting and writing required.
- Ability to work independently and remotely under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately.
- Solid understanding of news writing, reporting, journalistic ethics and story structure.
- Familiar with AI tools and comfortable using AI tools in a newsroom setting in accordance with Advance Local’s ethics policy.
- Must be able to work nights and some weekends (depending on breaking news and work schedules).
- Ability to learn and master the methods and applications used to deliver content across a variety of platforms.
- Ability to leverage relationships with sources to deliver content that differentiates MassLive from competitors.
- Mastery of social media and digital interaction.
- Bilingual and multilingual language skills are a plus.
- Ability to shoot, edit and publish short-form video content optimized for Instagram and mobile audiences.
- This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources or cover events.
Share samples of your best work or a list of story links when you apply.
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