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College degree in journalism or an applicable field.
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At least two years’ reporting experience, with internships being counted toward those two years.
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Ability to write with clarity and authority in a fast-paced environment.
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Proficiency in AP style and grammar.
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Ability to work evenings and weekends. Besides evening shifts (12:30-9 p.m.), this role will include a Saturday shift that starts at 10 a.m. and, depending on the news cycle, might require the reporter to be paid overtime
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Ability to use one’s automobile to cover assignments, valid CA driver’s license, etc.
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Residency within the Greater North Bay, preferably Sonoma County.
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Ability to speak Spanish preferred (but not required).
Sonoma Media Investment values the contribution of our employees and offers a competitive compensation plan. We also offer an array of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401K and Paid Time Off.
Any job offer is conditional upon satisfactorily completing a pre-employment background investigation.
The pay scale is $27.26 - $33.81 per hour, depending on years of experience, as outlined in the Pacific Media Workers Guild Contract.
To be considered, apply on our company career page and please submit a resume and a cover letter that includes links to -- or upload PDFs of -- four to six samples of your journalism. This not only can be conventional stories, but photos, videos and other pieces of journalism. Show us your range of reporting.
About The Press Democrat
The Press Democrat is the flagship of Sonoma Media Investments, a locally owned and debt-free media company with more than 80 journalists across seven publications. This position is based in Napa County, California, in the heart of California’s Wine Country.
Sonoma Media Investments is an Equal Opportunity Employer
SMI Diversity & Inclusion Statement
The primary duty of a media company, at its core, is to seek out and tell the truth through its journalism. At the same time, we must maintain a company culture that is inclusive and free of discrimination of any kind.
We at Sonoma Media Investments, LLC, acknowledge the difficult truth that over the course of our long history, we have not always been consistent or effective in fulfilling another duty, to protect and defend those who are trivialized, disregarded, sidelined or treated unfairly in our community, and within our own company.
We at SMI are committed to creating and maintaining a company culture that is actively antiracist and scrupulously inclusive within our company’s work environment, and in how we report on and engage with the community we serve, regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, national origin, faith, age, ability or size. We pledge to promote equality and humane treatment of others, and to oppose prejudice, indifference, sexism, intolerance and hate. This we will do through our hiring, promotion and retention practices, through our advertising programs and customer service, and through our news coverage and community engagement.