Business Reporter, Rhode Island

Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC; Providence (RI); Hybrid; USD 52,913 - 84,763; Full time

Job summary

A leading regional newspaper is seeking an experienced business reporter to cover health care, higher education, and hospitality industries in Rhode Island. The role demands quick news generation and deeper storytelling, developing sources, and collaborating with a dynamic team. This full-time position offers a hybrid work model, with an hourly rate between $38.41 and $61.53, and supports a commitment to journalistic inclusivity.

Qualifications

• At least three years of experience at a daily news organization.
• Digital-first mindset and willingness to tell stories across media.
• Collaborative spirit with a commitment to inclusivity.

Responsibilities

• Report and write stories on health care, education, and hospitality.
• Develop sources for coverage ownership.
• Pitch story ideas and work on multiple assignments.

Skills

Reporting skills

Story generation

SEO knowledge

Collaboration

Adaptability

Multimedia experience

Foreign language skills

Job description

Providence, RI Bureau – 225 Dyer St, Providence, RI 02903, USA

The Boston Globe is seeking a smart, curious, and dynamic business reporter to cover multiple industries as part of our fast-moving and flexible Rhode Island team.

This role covers hospitals and health care, higher education, and the robust restaurant and hospitality industry in Rhode Island. You’ll learn something new every day, develop deep sources, and break news that makes you an authority on your beat.

We’re also looking for someone who can write quick hits as well as step‑back pieces and powerful enterprise stories, deliver scoops, and ask tough questions that hold people in power accountable.

You’ll be working at one of the strongest regional newspapers in the country, as part of an award‑winning team that is creative, collaborative, enterprising, and innovative.

Responsibilities

• Conceive, report, and write stories about the health care, higher education, and hospitality industries in Rhode Island for digital and print.
• Develop sources that give you access to the major players and help you own coverage of these industries.
• Generate and pitch story ideas and accept assignments from editors.
• Write quick‑hits, well‑reported dailies, and intriguing enterprise – and be willing to work on multiple stories at a time.
• File clean, compelling copy on deadline.
• Learn and leverage SEO tools to help more people find your great work.
• Collaborate with reporters on the Rhode Island team as well as with colleagues in the Boston‑based newsroom – including the audience development, photo, video, audio, and data visualization teams – to tell stories across platforms and reach the widest audience possible.

Qualifications

• At least three years of professional experience at a daily print or real‑time digital news organization.
• A digital‑first mindset and a willingness to tell stories across a variety of media.
• A collaborative spirit, good sense of humor, and commitment to creating an inclusive work environment.
• Multimedia experience (video, audio, data visualization) is a plus, but not required.
• Foreign language skills are a plus, but not required.
• A willingness to adapt and be audience‑focused, with a curious mindset and a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment.

This is a full‑time position based in our Providence, R.I., office, with a hybrid in‑person/remote option. Candidates should be based in Rhode Island or willing to move to the Greater Providence area.

The hourly rate for this role is $38.41 – $61.53.

This position is a union position covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Newspaper Guild.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

EEO Statement: At Boston Globe Media, our mission is to empower, connect, and convene our communities with independent, trusted journalism and storytelling. We know a critical part of achieving this is by having a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. Boston Globe Media is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes candidates and colleagues of all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and skills.

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