Education Reporter

The Aiken Standard, a daily newspaper in Aiken, S.C., is seeking to add a full-time reporter to our award-winning team. 

Ideal candidates have experience in a newsroom environment along with strong writing, multimedia and photography skills.

We are hiring a reporter to cover the education beat.

Assignments will range from event coverage, breaking news, coverage of government meetings, feature profiles and more in-depth enterprise pieces.

Salary will be commensurate to experience.

Aiken Standard is owned by Evening Post Publishing Newspaper Group, parent company to our sister paper, The Post and Courier of Charleston, S.C.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Education beat reporting and general assignment • Generating story ideas and localizing national headlines • Attending government meetings • Meeting deadlines • Writing enterprise and in-depth pieces • Taking photographs and video to accompany stories • Utilizing social media daily to post articles and for community engagement

Requirements:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in journalism or communications • Strong skills with writing, editing and AP style • Previous experience in a newsroom environment • Knowledge of the community of Aiken, S.C., and surrounding cities a plus • Nights and weekends required

Candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and three writing samples.