Job: Reporter

Job Description

Job Type: Full time, Salaried

Wage: $40,000-$45,000/yr. 

Location: Salida, CO.

Job Description:

Reporter — The Mountain Mail, Salida, Colorado

O’Rourke Media Group is hiring for a talented reporter to fill a full-time position at The Mountain Mail in Salida, Colorado.

The successful candidate for this position is someone who can cover government, hard news and also loves to write about people and their passions. The ideal candidate has exceptional writing skills and an exceptional work ethic.

The Mountain Mail is a weekly newspaper and includes a strong website at themountainmail.com. We’re looking for someone whose reporting will help grow our online and print audiences.

Preferred qualifications for this position include:

• Degree or diploma in journalism, or a related field;
• At least one to three years of experience as a reporter with experience covering hard news and feature stories or experience at a college newspaper;
• Experience using content management systems for online products;
• The ability to meet tight deadlines and report the news as it happens;
• Superior language, writing and editing skills;
• Strong photography and short video skills;
• Able to work a variety of schedules, including evenings, nights and occasional weekends;
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment;
• A valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle;
• Willingness to live in or near Salida.

Company Benefits

O’Rourke Media Group offers compensation in the $40,000 to $45,000 range to start, plus incentives, medical, dental, vision, life insurance benefits and paid time off. There is also a great opportunity for advancement with the company.

About the Company

O’Rourke Media Group is a family-owned, diversified media company that was formed in 2018. Originally just a holding company that owned a few newspapers, O’Rourke Media Group (OMG) has established itself as an industry-leading, digital media company comprising a cutting edge digital agency and an impressive group of award-winning, hyper-local print newspapers and niche magazines. OMG now operates in eight states, 40 markets with over 58 publications and hyper-local websites. In Colorado, OMG owns newspapers in Leadville, Fairplay, Buena Vista, Salida, Pagosa Springs and Gunnison. For more company information, please visit our website at www.orourkemediagroup.com.

If this sounds like the perfect position for you, we would love to hear from you! To apply, please send your resume, letter of interest and relevant samples of your work to Chad Richardson, Vice President of News, at crichardson@orourkemediagroup.com.

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands. Click “View Application” below for more detail on this specific job.