Breaking News Reporter
PennLive is looking for a multi-tasking journalist who can act with urgency, find stories others miss and write about the biggest topics of the day in Pennsylvania.
Qualified candidates should possess:
The ability to write accurately and quickly under deadline, shoot engaging vertical video, and efficiently analyze data, public records, and other documents to uncover meaningful stories.
The base salary range is $45,000 to $50,000 per year.
Responsibilities
This reporter will produce impactful enterprise and breaking news coverage that informs and serves our communities. Coverage may include follow-up reporting after tragedies that uncovers systemic issues, provides new information that deepens the public's understanding, and amplifies voices that might otherwise go unheard.
The role will also support courthouse and legal reporting by identifying exclusive stories from lawsuits, following significant cases through resolution, and explaining their impact on our audience.
As a member of the Public Safety Team, this reporter will primarily cover public safety and criminal justice issues while remaining flexible to report on other important topics as they emerge, including community controversies and the local impact of statewide and national events.
PennLive considers breaking news our North Star and welcomes applications from journalists who are looking to join our energetic, collaborative and inquisitive newsroom.
This job requires reliable transportation to meet with sources or cover events.
Please include writing samples or links to published stories.
The Hiller Companies, Inc. offers fire protection products and services that are preserving lives and property all around the world. Headquartered in Mobile, Alabama, Hiller extends its reach globally as well as locally with offices in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia. We are proud to safeguard everything from small businesses to nuclear testing facilities, yachts to aircraft carriers, and gas stations to offshore platforms.
Hiller's service organization provides inspections, routine and emergency maintenance for fire suppression, detection, sprinkler and other systems. We also service and recharge fire extinguishers for all market areas; including commercial buildings, restaurants, industrial plants, oil platforms and ships. Our personnel are NICET-certified and factory-trained by our key suppliers and we maintain DOT-approved hydrostatic testing, dry chemical, CO2, FM200 and Halon 1301 refill stations.
Hiller also offers a variety of products and parts to support our customers. These products include portable and fixed fire extinguishers, hoses, hose reels, nozzles, foam and other material/equipment involved in fire detection and suppression. We also provide safety equipment such as gloves, fire resistant clothing, safety glasses, masks, air breathing apparatus and other similar items. These products are sold from inventory or shipped directly to our customers from our vendors.
The following vendors we have on schedule include Ansul, Amerex, Kidde, Siemens, Survivair, Akron Brass and Gentex, just to name a few.
