Education Reporter Fellowship (Grant Funded)

USA TODAY Co., Inc.; Detroit (MI); Vor Ort; USD 50.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Grant-funded fellowship

Zusammenfassung

USA TODAY Co., Inc. seeks an enterprising journalist for a one-year grant-funded education reporting fellowship in Michigan.

The reporter will cover education across the state, spotlight challenges facing students in rural, urban, and suburban communities, and translate data into classroom relevance. Working with a partner reporter and editor, the team will leverage video, social media, articles, and in-person engagements to help parents, lawmakers, and community leaders understand education

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or master's in communications, journalism or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2-5 years of newsroom experience.
• Strong reporting, writing, editing and storytelling skills.
• Experience creating digital-first content, including video and social media storytelling.
• Comfortable on camera explaining issues, conducting interviews and seeking reader input.
• Strong copy editing and self-editing skills.
• Comfortable using social media to enhance reporting and promote your work.
• Strong understanding of audience analytics, SEO and engagement strategies.
• Ability to work independently, build trust with stakeholders and manage multiple deadlines.
• This role requires a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and the minimum liability insurance required by state law

Aufgaben

• Cover education across Michigan across rural, urban, and suburban communities.
• Spotlight challenges facing students and translate data into classroom context.
• Collaborate with another reporter and editor to use multiple mediums (video, social, articles, in-person engagements, visuals) to inform readers and policymakers.
• Monitor policy and funding shifts at the state level as governance evolves at the capitol.

Kenntnisse

Strong reporting

Editing

Storytelling

Video storytelling

Social media storytelling

Interviewing

On-camera presence

Self-editing

Audience analytics

SEO

Engagement strategies

Independent work

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or master's in communications or journalism

Jobbeschreibung

USA TODAY Co., Inc. seeks an enterprising journalist for a one-year grant-funded education reporting fellowship in Michigan.

The reporter will cover education across the state, spotlight challenges facing students in rural, urban, and suburban communities, and translate data into classroom relevance. Working with a partner reporter and editor, the team will leverage video, social media, articles, and in-person engagements to help parents, lawmakers, and community leaders understand education