City/County Government Reporter

Date Posted	October 07, 2025
Industry	Newspapers
Specialty	Not Specified
Job Status	Not Specified
Salary	Not Specified

Description:

City/County Government Reporter – Billings Gazette

The Billings Gazette, Montana’s largest newspaper, is looking for a full-time city/county government reporter to cover the state’s largest city, a reporter who’s eager to cover council fights and sewage plant backups, tax district squabbling and homeless shelter embezzlement. Someone who can puzzle out long-term investigative and enterprise reporting that covers the impacts local government has on our readers. It’s the most important kind of watchdog journalism. We want a candidate who can ask tough questions, investigate trends and find fresh angles to pursue.

We have a vibrant and hardworking newsroom, which makes it a great environment for a new reporter to develop their skills and grow as a reporter and writer. We work hard and have fun.

A bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field is preferred. We will consider strong recent graduates with reporting experience. Social media and video experience are a plus.

Why Billings?

Billings touts itself as Montana’s trailhead, and it’s true. It’s one of the gateways to Yellowstone National Park, the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Area, the Beartooth Scenic Byway, the Badlands of Eastern Montana, the Crazy Mountains and Paradise Valley to the west, along with countless lakes, streams and outdoor recreation opportunities and the largest ski resort in the state.

Billings itself has a vibrant dining and arts scene including Art House, the state’s best independent movie theater and restaurant; a dozen live music and theater venues like the Alberta Bair; as well Montana’s largest art museum and countless dive bars and restaurants.

Why Lee?

Lee Enterprises offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities.  We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match.  We also offer generous paid time off to allow flexibility to balance personal life and work.  This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving 75 markets in 26 states. Year to date, Lee's newspapers have an average daily circulation of 1.0 million, and our legacy websites, including acquisitions, reach more than 34 million digital unique visitors.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we participate in E-Verify. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.

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