Freelance News Reporter Opportunity In Denver Area

From breaking news to city council and the cop shop, to main street businesses — if you believe telling people what they need to know about what's happening locally is the most important job in journalism, then Patch has an opportunity for you.

If you move quickly and follow effective routines — and you've got a great sense of humor — we need you on our team at Patch and you want to be here.

• We are currently looking for a part-time, freelance breaking news reporter/local news curator in the Denver area, specifically Denver, Arvada, Boulder, Lakewood, and Littleton.
• This person will monitor breaking news across Colorado. This real-time reporting role will offer something new every day. You'll own breaking news and use a slate of digital tools, such as Dataminr, Newswhip and CrowdTangle, to serve our growing audience.

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You'll need to know the lay of the land and be able to find information applicable to a specific community. Also, you're:

• able to commit to 20 hours per week
• obsessed with telling readers what they need to know about their communities
• enthusiastic, competitive and innovative
• capable of turning a smart, accurate headline
• adept practitioner of social media and SEO
• tech savvy and always eager to learn something new

Patch serves our communities by providing trustworthy local journalism, covering the most important issues, and celebrating the people and stories that make each town unique. Patch favors talent, drive, diversity and capacity to grow over credentials and homogeneity. To learn more about Patch, visit this page.

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