"Is this real life? I've never met a group of people who come to work with such positive vibes. It's contagious because it makes me want to be even better in every aspect of journalism. I've never worked with a group of people who encourage and root for one another to keep achieving their goals, along with acknowledging the hard work everyone does to continue taking Patch to the next level."
Nikki Gaskins, roving field editor
To work at Patch is to work with passionate, entrepreneurial, collaborative people
People who are humble, open, fun and committed to local journalism
Patch is expanding the Editorial Team in 2021. Ideal candidates for a full-time Patch job are tenacious reporters and sharp storytellers who bring an enterprising spirit to local news. We're looking to add journalists to our news teams in these regions:
New Jersey
Connecticut
Maryland: suburban Baltimore, Prince George's County
Virginia: Loudon County, Fairfax County
New York: Long Island
Illinois: south suburban and northwest suburban Chicago
northern California, SF Bay area
southern California
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Texas
Florida
We offer competitive benefits, as well as a crew of smart, witty, helpful colleagues. If you're interested in a full-time job with us, click the button and fill out an online application.
Preferred local reporter/editor candidates are:
passionate about community journalism
enthusiastic, competitive and driven to produce quality work
capable of turning a clever, smart headline
savvy about social media and SEO
eager to learn
On a daily basis, our staffers:
spot scoops, break stories and report them in real time
write headlines; select photos; report original news; aggregate/curate local news of interest
work collaboratively with colleagues and independently when necessary
organize their local home pages and newsletters according to best practices
run Patch-branded social media channels
study key metrics to monitor performance and improve tactics
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