Multimedia Reporter III for Business  

News Gathering and Writing

• Gather, investigate, and write accurate, compelling reports on business news, including breaking developments, market movements, corporate affairs, policy updates, economic trends, and exclusive enterprise stories.
• Plan and schedule interviews that will enhance the quality of the story.
• Ensure all content is thoroughly researched, fact-checked, and adheres to the organization’s editorial standards and ethical guidelines.
• Deliver timely updates and in-depth analyses from assigned business beats (e.g., finance, startups, macroeconomy, consumer markets), contributing to the organization’s credibility and competitiveness.
• Pitch, develop and execute enterprise and investigative stories.

Digital and Multimedia Journalism

• Produce multimedia content—including on-cam appearances, live and recorded business reports, explainer videos, charts, and infographics—that enhance audience understanding of complex topics.
• Capture relevant photos and footage from events such as press briefings, business forums, and conferences.
• Coordinate with editors, graphic designers, and video producers to develop visually engaging and informative digital business stories.

Print Media Contribution

• Adapt and prepare business content for print publication, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with the style and tone of the publication.
• Support special print projects, business reports, and editorial supplements such as quarterly outlooks, industry profiles, or company rankings, etc.

Source Development & Beat Coverage

• Build and maintain a network of credible and reliable sources within assigned areas of beats.
• Monitor emerging issues, data releases, regulatory developments, and business trends relevant to readers and decision-makers.
• Provide exclusive reports and insights that contribute to the newsroom’s competitive edge.

Coaching and Mentorship

• Actively participate in mentoring junior reporters and sharing expertise through training sessions and coaching.
• Support continuing learning initiatives within the newsroom to elevate editorial quality and skills.

Leadership Track

• Demonstrate leadership potential by taking initiative in planning, proposing, and executing editorial projects that align with the Inquirer’s mission.
• Participate in newsroom strategy discussion and contributes to brand enhancing innovations.
• Readiness to take on expanded roles and responsibilities beyond core reporting functions

Additional Tasks

• Participate in editorial planning meetings and contribute ideas for innovative coverage and multimedia storytelling.
• Collaborate with teams across editorial, design, and video units to ensure integrated content delivery.
• Perform additional editorial responsibilities as may be assigned.
• Support initiatives for internal training, special coverage, or newsroom workflow enhancements.

Education
Bachelor’s degree preferably in Journalism, Communication Arts, Business,
Economics or any related field.

Work Experience
Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in business reporting across both print
and digital platforms.

Competencies and Skills

• Strong analytical and research abilities.
• Proficiency in using financial databases, spreadsheets, and other research tools.
• Advanced skills in information gathering, fact checking, and investigative reporting, open-source intelligence, big data handling and analysis.
• Proficiency in multimedia storytelling, including photography and videography.
• Strong news judgement and familiarity with evolving media trends and audience behavior
• Experience in covering major beats and handling exclusive or in-depth reports.
• Excellent storytelling and reporting skills, with a proven ability to work across multimedia formats.
• Experience using CMS platforms, basic SEO principles, and social media tools (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, etc.).
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work independently and manage multiple assignments under tight deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills for conducting interviews and developing sources.
• Leadership quality or the demonstrated potential to handle expanded roles and responsibilities.