The Associated Press seeks a temporary (2 year assignment) News Associate to join its West Region Desk in Phoenix, Ariz., a dynamic 24/7/365 operation that includes editors in text, photo, video and other multimedia who work as a team to ensure AP owns coverage of the day’s news in all formats.
The news associate will select, rewrite and publish news from AP members for use by other AP members across the 13-state West Region.The successful candidate will:
- Thrive in a fast-paced and intensely competitive market, employing a solutions-based approach to all challenges to the AP’s success.
- Work with AP’s leaders in the field, including state-based news managers, to ensure AP is improving its daily newsroom-to-newsroom contact with members and customers.
- Have the ability to work under deadlines to produce work that is accurate, fair and balanced.
Qualifications:Candidates must have strong reporting, writing and editing skills, and a broad understanding of state, national and international news perspectives. Applicants should have a demonstrated aggressiveness in pursuing breaking news and success in collaborating and communicating with various levels of staff and customers. The successful candidate must be able to relocate to Phoenix and be prepared to work a variety of hours, including during the day, evening, night, overnight and weekends.Other qualifications:• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.• Strong command of social media and networking tools in newsgathering is a plus.• Creative problem-solving skills and an ability to reorganize priorities in the face of rapidly changing needs and resources.Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English language is required. Authorization to work in the United States for any employer is mandatory.The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day more than half the world’s population sees news from AP.AP seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or status as a veteran in accordance with applicable nondiscrimination laws.
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