Multimedia Reporter III for Business

News Gathering and Writing

• Gather, investigate, and write accurate, compelling reports on business news, including breaking developments, market movements, corporate affairs, policy updates, economic trends, and exclusive enterprise stories.
• Plan and schedule interviews that will enhance the quality of the story.
• Ensure all content is thoroughly researched, fact-checked, and adheres to the organization’s editorial standards and ethical guidelines.
• Deliver timely updates and in-depth analyses from assigned business beats (e.g., finance, startups, macroeconomy, consumer markets), contributing to the organization’s credibility and competitiveness.
• Pitch, develop and execute enterprise and investigative stories.

Digital and Multimedia Journalism

• Produce multimedia content—including on-cam appearances, live and recorded business reports, explainer videos, charts, and infographics—that enhance audience understanding of complex topics.
• Capture relevant photos and footage from events such as press briefings, business forums, and conferences.
• Coordinate with editors, graphic designers, and video producers to develop visually engaging and informative digital business stories.

Print Media Contribution

• Adapt and prepare business content for print publication, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with the style and tone of the publication.
• Support special print projects, business reports, and editorial supplements such as quarterly outlooks, industry profiles, or company rankings, etc.

Source Development & Beat Coverage

• Build and maintain a network of credible and reliable sources within assigned areas of beats.
• Monitor emerging issues, data releases, regulatory developments, and business trends relevant to readers and decision-makers.
• Provide exclusive reports and insights that contribute to the newsroom’s competitive edge.

Coaching and Mentorship

• Actively participate in mentoring junior reporters and sharing expertise through training sessions and coaching.
• Support continuing learning initiatives within the newsroom to elevate editorial quality and skills.

Leadership Track

• Demonstrate leadership potential by taking initiative in planning, proposing, and executing editorial projects that align with the Inquirer’s mission.
• Participate in newsroom strategy discussion and contribute to brand enhancing innovations.
• Readiness to take on expanded roles and responsibilities beyond core reporting functions

Additional Tasks

• Participate in editorial planning meetings and contribute ideas for innovative coverage and multimedia storytelling.
• Collaborate with teams across editorial, design, and video units to ensure integrated content delivery.
• Perform additional editorial responsibilities as may be assigned.
• Support initiatives for internal training, special coverage, or newsroom workflow enhancements.

Minimum Qualifications Education

Bachelor’s degree preferably in Journalism, Communication Arts, Business, Economics or any related field.

Work Experience

Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in business reporting across both print and digital platforms.

Competencies And Skills

• Strong analytical and research abilities.
• Proficiency in using financial databases, spreadsheets, and other research tools.
• Advanced skills in information gathering, fact checking, and investigative reporting, open-source intelligence, big data handling and analysis.
• Proficiency in multimedia storytelling, including photography and videography.
• Strong news judgement and familiarity with evolving media trends and audience behavior.
• Experience in covering major beats and handling exclusive or in-depth reports.
• Excellent storytelling and reporting skills, with a proven ability to work across multimedia formats.
• Experience using CMS platforms, basic SEO principles, and social media tools (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, etc.).
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple assignments under tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills for conducting interviews and developing sources.
• Leadership quality or the demonstrated potential to handle expanded roles and responsibilities.

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