Climate, Environment & Water Reporter — Local Impact

Arizona State University; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with matching

22 days of vacation time

11 holidays, including your birthday

Parental leave

Tuition reductions

Professional development opportunities

$30 bi-weekly cell phone reimbursement

Job summary

The Santa Barbara News-Press is seeking a Climate, Environment & Water Reporter to join our newsroom on the Central Coast. You will cover environmental topics across Santa Barbara County, delivering explanatory and accountability journalism with multimedia storytelling.

This role requires a journalist with at least three years on environmental beats, skilled in data analysis and short-form vertical video, and capable of sourcing across local organizations and government entities.

Qualifications

• A degree in journalism or college-level journalism coursework.
• A minimum of three years of professional reporting experience in an environmental or related beat.
• Excellent reporting and writing skills.
• Proficiency in understanding, analyzing, and presenting data in an understandable way.
• Experience and comfort publishing stories in short-form vertical video format.

Responsibilities

• Report and write daily and enterprise stories across environmental topics.
• Develop and report original stories through on-the-ground reporting.
• Write clear, accurate, well-structured stories on deadline.
• File breaking news quickly while maintaining accuracy and fairness.
• Follow stories beyond the news cycle for in-depth coverage.
• Develop long-form, investigative and explanatory features.
• Work across formats and with editors to adapt reporting for platforms.
• Present at in-person News-Press events focusing on environmental topics.

Skills

Environmental reporting

Data journalism

Interviewing & sourcing

Video storytelling

Spanish language (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism

Job description

The Santa Barbara News-Press is seeking a Climate, Environment & Water Reporter to join our newsroom on the Central Coast. You will cover environmental topics across Santa Barbara County, delivering explanatory and accountability journalism with multimedia storytelling.

This role requires a journalist with at least three years on environmental beats, skilled in data analysis and short-form vertical video, and capable of sourcing across local organizations and government entities.