Local Journalist

An Advocate Company
**Local Journalist**
Queens County
**LighthouseNOW** - Bridgewater, NS

**Are you passionate about helping our customers experience growth and make a difference?**
If so, our environment will allow you to grow, be supported by peers who inspire you and make you smile when you walk in the door. LighthouseNOW is searching for an enthusiastic, energetic and outgoing Local Journalist Reporter with the ability to report the latest news both in print and through online media channels. As a Journalist your reporting will be noticed while you work with an award-winning editorial team.

**Who are we and what do we do?**
At LighthouseNOW, a division of Advocate Printing and Publishing Company, we are committed to enhancing our economy and communities through better communication. To make this world a better place for ourselves, and our children, we pursue economic growth, social progress and environment protection in a sustainable manner and support various organizations through funding and participation.

**What does this mean for you?**

**Attributes**:

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong team player
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines while ensuring excellence and quality standards are met
- Passionate about Atlantic Canada and current affairs

**Qualifications**:

- Must be inquisitive, have adept writing skills with the ability to absorb information quickly
- Superior organizational skills
- Must be a detail-oriented self-starter with the ability to work independently and as a team player
- Committed to positive business results
- Excellent research, photography, and writing skills
- Bachelor's degree in journalism or equivalent reporting experience
- Ideally Internship experience in the field and the newsroom
- Able to demonstrate skill set with a portfolio of published articles or newscasts
- Creative thinker with a goal-oriented attitude to achieve results personally and through others

**Requirements**:

- Must possess own transportation and maintain a valid driver's license
- Must travel occasionally

**Newly added features**:
Recruitment bonus after 3 months, and Retention Bonus after 12 months.