Federal News Network Reporter

NAB Leadership Foundation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NAB Leadership Foundation is seeking a reporter to engage with technology and workforce topics. The role involves researching, writing, editing, and producing stories for multiple formats including web articles and podcasts. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in Journalism or Communications and at least four years of relevant experience.

The ideal applicant will have excellent research and writing abilities, knowledge of social media tools, and the capacity to work collaboratively under stress. This position offers a chance to cover impactful federal issues.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years professional and/or academic experience in newsgathering, writing, and/or editing.
• Familiarity with workforce/labor and military personnel topics.
• Effective online research, word processing, and digital editing skills.

Responsibilities

• Selects and researches topics for stories.
• Produces and delivers stories for various platforms.
• Participates in the creative cycle of story and program origination.

Skills

Research skills

Writing and editing

Knowledge of social media tools

Ability to work under stress

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism or Communications

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Selects and researches topics; generates, develops, contacts and interviews sources; maintains notes and audio recordings; writes and edits articles, newscast items, etc.
• Produces and delivers stories for publishing online and for broadcast (web articles, on-air, podcasts, video, produced pieces/Q&A, features, special reports, series, etc.)
• Proactively participates in the creative cycle of story and program origination with reporters, supervisors, producers and digital staff.
• Operates board, computers, recording machines and other broadcast equipment as necessary.
• Utilizes current and emerging digital tools for online publishing.
• Research relevant federal topics daily for the purpose of interviewing federal news makers and discussing current news stories.
• Cultivate a wide range of sources on the topics of technology, acquisition, personnel/workforce, management and the budget.
• Maintain awareness of trends in approaches to technology, workforce, management, acquisition policy, etc., that could be of interest to the broader federal community.
• Read, understand, and distill what matters to our audience from information-dense documents like legislative text and government reports.
• Work with reporters, anchors, producers, digital writers/editors and supervisors to engage target audience in an informational, entertaining and enjoyable manner on subject matter important to how the federal community does its work.
• Be comfortable moderating panels and other public engagements that represent Federal News Network in the federal community.
• Research, book and interview relevant federal newsmaker guests for recorded news interviews.
• Work with other reporters, anchors, producers, digital editors and supervisors to ensure news product meets highest standards of journalism, radio production, digital news writing and multimedia presentation.
• Produce audio material for broadcasts/podcasts and articles for Federalnewsnetwork.com.
• Contribute enterprise story ideas daily to assignment process.
• Contribute ideas to and participate in special report/series planning/execution.
• Assure high journalistic ethics and avoid even the appearance of conflict of interest, bias, or any ethical breach.
• Maintain standards of accuracy and fairness in all news coverage.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing.
• Manual dexterity and fine motor skills to manipulate computer keys and general office equipment (telephone, copier, calculator, etc.) for extended periods of time.
• Ability to hear and speak clearly and follow both oral and written direction.
• The company may make reasonable accommodations to facilitate the ability to perform essential job functions.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years professional and/or academic experience in newsgathering, writing and/or editing.
• Familiarity with workforce/labor topics, civilian public sector personnel topics and/or military personnel topics as well as ancillary topics including changes in politically-appointed and career leadership, activities of public employee unions and federal agency investments and programs that impinge on operations and employees.
• Four (4) year degree in Journalism, Communications (or equivalent) preferred.
• Knowledge of, and ability to use, effective social media tools.
• Ability to conduct online research, word processing, and digital editing.
• Ability to handle stress effectively.
• Ability to project an appropriate professional appearance and demeanor.
• Ability to work in compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Ability to function in a team environment.
• Ability to work established schedule and other hours as needed.