McClatchy
Raleigh, NC, USA
The Raleigh metro area’s fastest-growing communities demand a new kind of local reporter — someone resourceful and quick-moving, as comfortable breaking urgent news as illuminating the deeper stories behind community change. The News & Observer is seeking a dynamic, high-energy journalist to lead must-read coverage of Cary and other Western Wake County suburban communities. You’ll be tasked with holding leaders accountable and helping residents make the most of life in these opportunity-rich suburbs.
Residents of Western Wake put quality of life first, taking pride in excellent schools, abundant new housing and neighborhood amenities that attract families, professionals and newcomers. Traffic, development and the ever-changing dining and shopping scene are constant subjects of conversation. People are attentive to the actions of their elected officials and passionate about how public decisions touch daily life, even when opinions diverge on solutions.
This is fertile ground...