WANTED: Health and Wellness Reporter

 

Are you looking for an exciting career in journalism?  Then LNP Media Group, Inc., located in historic downtown Lancaster, is in interested in you!  The LNP Media Group, Inc. family of print and digital publications, part of Steinman Communications, is the biggest and most influential provider of news in Lancaster County, with a history of 225 years of excellence. 

We are currently searching for a Health & Wellness Reporter to join our team.  This roles critical mission is to explain to Lancaster County residents the “how and why”: How and why health care mergers impact them; how and why federal/national and state legislation or trends impact their lives; etc. This reporter, in any given week, could be writing on topics such as a cost comparison of prescription drugs at county pharmacies, data comparison on the county’s largest medical providers, development plans for a new urgent care facility or a roundup of food recalls. 

Reporting:  

• Organizes materials, determines focus and writes stories according to prescribed editorial style and format standards, both for the newspaper and online. 
• Makes use of all available tools to generate accurate, timely and compelling content and may be required to do so with a digital-first mentality; with attention to both detail and deadlines. 
• Builds expertise in a particular beat through research, experience and growing a network of relevant contacts in the community. 
• Regularly curates and aggregates content from other sources and presents them to our audience with additional commentary or explanation. 

Digital & Social Media:  

• Tracks metrics and conversations on the materials they’ve created to optimize results and shape future work toward that audience. 
• Strives to keep our organization at the leading edge of online, mobile and social-network use and innovation.  
• Actively builds a social media presence, which includes not just posting content, but also engaging with our audience.  
• Thinks visually as well as verbally: Takes photos and shoots/edits video to accompany stories as needed.  
• Takes responsibility for his or her own content, in terms of posting it online and subsequently being an aggressive marketer of that content across all relevant platforms. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, mass communications or related field is required, with a proven knowledge and experience working with current media creation tools and contemporary newsroom systems, producing digital and print content, preferred. 

• May be required to meet AP writing style, depending on the publication. 

• Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure. 

• Must be able to work nights and weekends as necessary. 
• Team play who enjoys a fast-paced work environment.
• Wishes to work in a business environment in which every employee seeks to be great every day.

As an employee of LNP Media Group, Inc. you'll enjoy a friendly work environment and career development opportunities along with company paid benefits, paid time off, and a company matched 401k program.

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