Suburbs Reporter

Suburbs Reporter – McClatchy Media

The Idaho Statesman seeks an aggressive, enterprising reporter to join its award-winning newsroom in Boise, one of the fastest-growing metro areas in America. Our suburbs reporter will join our team of reporters focused on all the ways our community is changing. This position will include coverage responsibility for two or more of the communities to Boise’s west, an area experiencing explosive growth.

At the Idaho Statesman, we pride ourselves on breaking stories first and producing impactful, accountability-driven journalism that serves our community. Our newsroom is part of McClatchy Media, a digitally driven company focused on innovation with newsrooms in 30 communities across the United States.

• Focus on stories that build readership
• Master engaging multimedia storytelling
• Demonstrate speed, competitiveness and SEO savvy through aggregating and storytelling tools
• Work well in a team environment
• Live within 35 miles of Boise City Hall

McClatchy Media’s journalists are expected to take advantage of opportunities to ethically harness and leverage artificial intelligence and other automation to enhance and elevate their work and to find efficiencies that free them to focus on source-building and high-quality, deeply reported journalism.

• College degree or equivalent work experience
• 1-3 years of reporting experience
• Strong writing skills, excellent news judgment and a demonstrated ability to “see the story” that is going to matter to readers
• Unwavering commitment to accurate, ethical journalism
• Ability to build source networks and bring a constant flow of story ideas
• Ability to work collaboratively to aggressively tackle stories
• A track record for innovation, learning and using new skills and technologies, especially AI
• Comfort with a job that will be demanding, fast-paced and constantly evolving
• Must have reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license and vehicle insurance (at least minimum insurance required for the state)

As a journalist at McClatchy, you will join a supportive, flexible, collaborative team. Our benefits package focuses on health, well‑being, wealth and daily life. It includes health care coverage for employees and their families, financial protection, multiple no‑cost wellness resources, coverage for four‑legged friends, a 401(k) with employer match, competitive paid time off and corporate holidays, and a variety of mental health benefits.

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Seniority level:
Entry level

Employment type:

Full‑time
Job function:
Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
Industries:
Newspaper Publishing

About The McClatchy Media Company:
The McClatchy Media Company features a portfolio of vibrant and trusted news, lifestyle and entertainment brands and a robust retail distribution network. Our iconic local news brands, such as the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star and The Sacramento Bee, have collectively earned a total of 57 Pulitzer prizes and are complemented by popular lifestyle and entertainment brands such as Us Weekly and Woman’s World.

Together, our brands reach more than 100 million unique visitors a month.