Multiplatform Education Reporter: Impactful Local Stories

Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Group; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 45,900 - 56,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

403(b) retirement plan with employer 


Three weeks of paid vacation

Paid sick leave and company holidays

Twelve weeks of paid parental leave

Professional development support

Job summary

Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Group seeks an Education Beat Reporter for 90.5 WESA in Pittsburgh. You will cover schools, policy, and funding impacts across radio, digital, and social platforms, reporting with depth and speed to inform the community.

You’ll report across broadcast and digital platforms, building sources and producing investigations, features, and explainers about education in Western Pennsylvania.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Three or more years of professional newsroom reporting experience.
• Excellent writing, reporting, interviewing, and multimedia storytelling skills.
• Ability to gather and edit audio for broadcast.
• Experience with photography and video production is helpful.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings, weekends, and breaking news situations.
• A commitment to ethical journalism, collaboration, and public service.

Responsibilities

• Report, write, produce, and edit stories for radio, digital, and social platforms.
• Deliver accurate, engaging spot news under tight deadlines.
• Develop enterprise, investigative, and explanatory journalism.
• Gather compelling field audio, photos, and video.
• Pitch original story ideas that deepen our audience’s understanding of education.
• Build trusted relationships with students, families, educators, policymakers, and community leaders.
• Collaborate across our newsroom on major projects and special coverage.
• Represent WESA at community events and public appearances.
• Participate in station fundraising efforts that support our public service mission.

Skills

Three years reporting

Excellent writing

Multimedia storytelling

Data reporting

Interviewing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field

Tools

Audio editing

Photography/Video

Job description

Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Group seeks an Education Beat Reporter for 90.5 WESA in Pittsburgh. You will cover schools, policy, and funding impacts across radio, digital, and social platforms, reporting with depth and speed to inform the community.

You’ll report across broadcast and digital platforms, building sources and producing investigations, features, and explainers about education in Western Pennsylvania.