Full-Time
Position start date: January 2025
Location: Salt Lake City
Job Type: Full-Time Job and Internship
Hours per Week: 40
Job Category: Journalism, Advertising
Counts for 399R credit? Yes
Counts for 496R credit? Yes
Wage/Salary: TBD
Application Deadline: December 20, 2024
QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANT
- Advanced writing abilities.
- A strong but thoughtful voice.
- A healthy understanding of current events.
- Familiarity with AP style.
- The ability to look for different story angles, including those no one else is covering
- Ability to meet daily deadlines.
- Careful, detail-oriented approach to reporting.
- The ability to gather information and write fast when news breaks.
DESCRIPTION OF JOB DUTIES
Job expectations:
- Develop and pitch story ideas
- Write and publish thoughtful and engaging articles.
- Be in regular communication with your editors and meet deadlines.
- Engage on social media and help grow the Deseret News following.
- Fact-check freelance articles, perspective pieces and features.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
COMPANY NAME AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The Deseret News is Utah’s oldest newspaper and the Beehive state’s longest continuously-operating business. Our primary focus is digital and our reach is national and global with over half of our online readers living outside of Utah.