Breaking & Trending News Reporter

NJ Advance Media, which produces content for NJ.com and the Star-Ledger online newspaper, has an exciting opportunity for a Breaking and Trending News Reporter on our growing AI content team. 

We're seeking a candidate who embraces emerging technology, thrives in a fast-paced environment and reports with immediacy and accuracy. This new segment of our news team covers a wide range of topics including business, real estate, weather and public safety. You’ll be producing a high-volume of stories while working on cutting-edge projects to harness the efficiency offered by AI. 

You'd be coordinating closely with the newsroom's largest team of reporters and working side-by-side with a friendly, dedicated and ambitious group of reporters and editors with decades of experience covering New Jersey from every angle. 

The base salary range is $53,000 - $55,000 per year. 

Our ideal candidate will have the following

• A degree in journalism or communications or equivalent education and work experience with a proven ability in journalism reporting and writing 

• A minimum of one year in journalism with a proven ability in reporting and writing required 

• Experience in breaking news and headline optimization.  

• An interest and enthusiasm to forge new AI-driven workflows to improve newsroom-wide efficiency.  

• An ability to work independently under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately 

• A sound understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure 

• Experience building or working with AI agents is a plus, but not required. 

• Experience using social media to find stories and promote content   

• Ability to work remotely 

• Availability to work weekends, some holidays and occasional irregular hours to meet the needs of the breaking news staffing 

This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources and/or cover events in New Jersey during occasional traditional breaking news shifts.