The Beaumont Enterprise, a 55,000 circulation daily that is part of the Hearst Corporation, is searching for a features reporter who wants to have serious fun. The ideal candidate likes to generate centerpieces with attitude, play off the news, find cool multimedia components, break news online and follow up deeper in print, develop Web-only material, experiment with story forms, tell narrative tales, dash off lively secondaries and other short pieces -- and, overall, revel in taking shrewd risk.

 
An awaqrd-winning daily in Southeast Texas, the Enterprise publishes seven themed Features sections weekly, including entertainment, health/well-being, family and faith/values, and the features reporters get to write for all of them. Features reporters have the opportunity to nurture their obsessions and are expected to develop new passions. Nimble thinking, flexibility and teamwork are valued in a department and newsroom embracing exciting changes in the industry. And time-management skills, self-motivation and quick turnaround are essential.

 
Outside the newsroom, Southeast Texas offers a low cost of living (and there's no state income tax in Texas), plus diverse shopping, restaurants and entertainment. Nestled in the piney East Texas woods, Beaumont is at the epicenter of a water-lover's paradise, with lakes, rivers, bays and the Gulf of Mexico beckoning. The city is a short drive from Houston.

 
Send cover letter, resume, references and several clips to Kris Worrell, managing editor, Beaumont Enterprise, P.O. Box 3071, Beaumont, TX 77704 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it