Entertainment Reporter
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Join a collaborative newsroom where reporters are given the freedom to strive for excellence.The Quad-City Times and Dispatch-Argus, daily publications in the Quad-Cities, are seeking an entertainment reporter to help drive our coverage in a competitive media market of nearly 385,000 people.Our last entertainment reporter leaned into his passions and did a series on the best Quad-Cities concerts in history and developed a weekly food segment. What can you bring to our publications?The ideal candidate will seek innovative ways to tell the best stories. The beat includes coverage of food, music, culture, attractions and tourism, along with general assignment stories. This is a collaborative newsroom focused on enterprise stories and projects.The entertainment reporter will work out of the Davenport, Iowa, newsroom, which overlooks the Mississippi River..Apply at and search for Davenport as the location. When applying, please submit the following items: a cover letter; a resume detailing relevant journalism experience; and five examples of published journalism work. Quad-Cities is a cluster of cities on the banks of the Mississippi River that offer an affordable lifestyle with bigger-city amenities. The digital and traditional print media platforms of the Quad-City Times and Dispatch-Argus are part of Lee Enterprises, a dynamic media company committed to local news - and acquiring and growing outstanding journalists.Why Join Us? Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents. Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 73 markets in 26 states. Our core commitment is to provide valuable, intensely local news and information to the communities we serve. Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net. We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply.recblid cmengviwgrgn26zw1ilzihes0efmghPDN-9d953931-4fba-4fa4-93cd-f97119fe8665