Frankfort Correspondent

LINK Media is looking for a Frankfort Correspondent to help us deliver coverage of the issues that matter most to the Northern Kentucky community. This is a contract position and requires the reporter to either have solid contacts in Frankfort or  live in the Frankfort area - or nearby - for at least the term of the legislative session. 

We're a startup, so everyone we engage is a critical part of the team, and must be willing to work quickly, accept that we don't have everything figured out, remain flexible, and above all else, understand that what we are creating is bigger than any one person, or personality. 

Pay is negotiable based on experience.

What We Expect from You:

• Reporting focused on Frankfort through the lens of what is important to the NKY Metro
• Accept assignments and follow up on news tips
• Strong journalistic integrity and creativity
• Maintain notes and audio recordings from stories/sources for review when necessary
• Work in collaboration with executive editor on coverage

Skills We Need You to Have:

• Experience or education as a reporter in Frankfort
• Strong writing and speaking skills
• Multimedia knowledge (websites, photo, audio, video editing)
• Comfortable in social, government, and political settings

What You Can Expect from Us:

• Bi-weekly pay
• Editorial support and management to help you grow as a writer
• Opportunities for growth and advancement, if you want them

You'll Need to Share Our Mission and Uphold Our Guiding Principles

Mission: LINK Media advances the NKY Metro in the region, the commonwealth and the nation by providing transformative coverage of the news of the day with focus on the deeper issues that matter most to our community. 

Guiding Principles:

We are:

Solutions-Focused: We don’t just report the news of the day. We dig deeper, informing our audience about how our community might solve its biggest issues. 

Unapologetic NKY Fans: We believe in this community—in what it is today, and what it has the potential to become. We want to see this community advance, and we understand the part that we play in that advancement. 

Inclusive: We explore the issues that affect all of Northern Kentucky, and give a voice to the diverse corners of our community, whether that diversity is economic, political, geographic or otherwise. 

Good Stewards: It is our responsibility to make good use of our resources and to maintain a sustainable business model, so that we may serve the community long into the future.  

Independent: We do not make endorsements, or publish our own opinions, about the issues that are facing Northern Kentucky. In addition to our reporting, outside opinions from multiple viewpoints will be sought, and clearly marked as such, in order to provide the robust debate that our community needs to make critical decisions about our collective future.