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Staff Writer
Location:
Las Vegas, NV
Description:
Las Vegas Weekly , a print and web publication relied upon by locals and visitors, seeks a skilled journalist for a full-time Staff Writer position with an emphasis on news and features.Qualified candidates will feel equally comfortable breaking news in real time on our website and devising ideas and angles for news pieces that will still feel relevant and vital in our print magazine a week or more later.We're as focused on the why as the how, giving our readers the insight they need to stay informed and make informed decisions. The successful candidate must rapidly develop a network of local sources and contacts, gaining quick familiarity with a coverage area of more than 2 million full-time residents and its important happenings, from politics to education to social issues and beyond.Serious candidates must be able to juggle multiple tasks-reporting for long-form features and quick-turn news pieces, contributing to staff packages and our regular cultural coverage, refreshing and maintaining a strong list of future pitches-while turning in copy that does each topic justice and arrives to editors smoothly constructed.Previous journalism experience is required.The Las Vegas Weekly is a product of Greenspun Media Group , a family-owned company that prides itself on operating collaboratively and collegially across all parts of our organization.Our publications also include: the Las Vegas Sun ; a group of leading websites, including award-winning LasVegasSun.com and VegasInc.com , the valley's leading business publication; and Las Vegas Magazine , which is distributed in most of the hotel rooms on the Las Vegas Strip. We're building a media company for the next 50 years, and we take pride in the quality and progressive nature of our work. The Las Vegas Sun won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2009 , and GMG's sites have won EPPY Awards in four of the past five years.We only hire the best of the best, because we offer the best! Greenspun Media Group offers competitive pay and a benefits package to include: medical, dental, vision, 401K, and a generous PTO (paid time off) plan.Interested in applying? If so, please send your résumé and sample clips to using the link provided. We look forward to learning more about you! Greenspun Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer recblid f4x83e56bkdjldylx73kkmv2piy6fd PDN-9bb953a1-de06-4ce2-8d9d-e11cb8c49f9d
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