JOB DESCRIPTION

Ragan Communications seeks a reporter with a passion for reaching audiences in creative ways. This reporter will contribute content to both PR Daily, which focuses on external communications, and Ragan.com, which serves internal communicators.

We’re a media company with an educational mission and work to bring the best professional development and relevant news to our audiences in a way that’s approachable, engaging and useful. This reporter will bring a curiosity about the field of communications and a desire to create service journalism that helps practitioners elevate their craft and advance their careers.

This candidate should be someone who’s willing to shake things up and create journalism outside of traditional articles. Our audience is busy and stressed – how can we deliver practical, tactical information in a short period of time?

That’s your mission.

In a typical week, you might interview the CCO of a Fortune 100 company, persuade a source to share their template for internal emails or scour news sites for the biggest stories with a PR slant for The Daily Scoop. You’ll also be comfortable pitching in to help recruit speakers for Ragan’s slate of conferences – and potentially taking the stage yourself as a moderator or host.

You’ll work with a team of editors, reporters and conference producers in a supportive, fully remote environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Write original, reported articles for Ragan.com and PR Daily.
• Strong, regular sourcing and networking, online and in-person, in order to build relationships with both in-house and agency professionals.
• Participate on-the-ground in conferences and other events several times a year. This may include moderating a panel in front of hundreds of people, wrangling speakers behind the scenes and a variety of other tasks.
• Assist with awards writeups for Ragan and PR Daily’s robust slate of professional prizes.
• Write sponsored content, including white papers, tip sheets and more.
• Peer copy editing.
• Brainstorm new ideas for series, events, uses of technology and more.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills:

• Incisive interviewing skills.
• A commitment to sourcing and beat building.
• Clear explanatory writing with a friendly tone.
• Curiosity.
• A love of keeping up with the news.
• Knowledge of AP Style.
• Content aggregation.
• A willingness to experiment and try new things.
• A data-driven mindset and experience with Google Analytics.
• Experience with video/audio a plus but not required.

Travel

Travel is required approximately six times a year for conferences, awards ceremonies, internal meetings and more.

Experience

At least two years of experience as a reporter, communications professional or a combination of the two.

Benefits and Perks:

Our core values – Connection, Curiosity, Innovation, and Integrity – guide all we do and help define what’s important to us at Ragan.

• Comprehensive health benefits
• 401(k) with a generous employer match
• Company paid disability and life insurance
• Flexible work environment
• Generous PTO and Paid Holidays
• Learning and development program
• Early Friday office close year-round

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Ragan Communications is the leading media brand, and for more than 50 years, we’ve been serving communicators, marketers, and PR professionals at all stages of their career. Everything we do at Ragan is in the service of giving communicators ideas, intelligence, resources, connections, and inspiration to help them advance their brand’s mission and goals. Ragan Communications is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and member of the Diversity Action Alliance.