National LGBT Reporter Buzzfeed

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BuzzFeed – New York, NY

BuzzFeed News is looking for an obsessive, fast, and enterprising reporter on LGBT news. She or he has reporting experience, comfort with breaking news and interest in longer, in-depth stories that people will want to read and share. She or he also wants to blow up the news cycle with scoops and exclusive interviews. This reporter will elevate local and state LGBT stories, giving them a national context and significance. She or he will be hard-working, ambitious and a competitive team player committed to covering a diverse range of LGBT issues — from local crimes to state legislation to the big national discussions — and to covering the full diversity of the LGBT community — with particular attention paid to expanding national coverage of transgender issues, LGBT communities of color, and other undercovered communities.

National LGBT Reporter Buzzfeed

This job is a full-time position in our New York City office, and we offer competitive compensation, benefits, and an employee stock option program.

Responsibilities:

Write stories that people will want to share
Work to advance the national conversation about LGBT issues
Be plugged into the social media conversation in diverse areas of LGBT interest
Be capable of leaping onto breaking news and tracking down leads to quickly and
accurately present a story to readers

Requirements:

Great news judgment
2-4 years reporting experience
A genuine love for and excitement about the internet
Solid list of contacts and sources
Established social media presence

About BuzzFeed

BuzzFeed is the social news and entertainment company. BuzzFeed is redefining online advertising with its social, content-driven publishing technology. BuzzFeed provides the most shareable breaking news, original reporting, entertainment and video across the social web to its global audience of 150M.