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Crain’s Detroit Business is hiring highly motivated news enthusiast with a digital-first mindset to join our breaking news team in Detroit. This aggressive and assertive team of entry-level journalists will:

• Supplement core beat coverage by producing smart and serious news intelligence, largely through mining press releases, public records, news conferences, and other local and national media sources.
• Cover big breaking news in the field and through smart aggregation of other platforms and sources.
• Own and produce cornerstone e-newsletters.
• Maintain Crain’s mission and sensibility, which is to produce smart and serious news intelligence for business and political leaders throughout southeast Michigan.
• Other assignments as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Public Policy or related field
• Minimum of 6-months of professional experience, including paid and non-paid internships in a newsroom.
• An enthusiasm for learning, for striving, and for adapting to constant change.
• An ability to work with others, under pressure, in a spirit of generosity.
• A self-starter and independent thinker.  
• Strong grammatical skills, with a demonstrated ability to edit and self-edit.
• Demonstrated experience writing and/or editing for a publication or platform.
• A demonstrated ability to work across platforms, including video, photo and audio.
• A demonstrated involvement and prowess in social media, including using it for both sourcing and reporting, and as a platform for your own brand.
• Online / digital portfolio showcasing internship or college work

Preferences

• Experience with databases, visualization tools and web design.
• Knowledge of HTML.
• Demonstrated ability to write clearly about complex issues and ideas.

Brand Overview

Since 1985, Crain’s Detroit Business has served southeast Michigan’s business influencers and decision makers with must-have news and information that can’t be found anywhere else. Industry coverage includes health care, banking/finance, sports, manufacturing, government/public policy, technology, education, real estate, law, entrepreneurship, advertising/marketing, defense, services, retail, food, hospitality/tourism, life sciences, energy, and transportation.

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Crain Communications offers a competitive salary, a generous benefits package, profit sharing, and a friendly work environment. This is a great time to join our organization -- a profitable, well established publishing leader.

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