North Country Climate Reporter

AAJA25; Concord (NH); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

403(b) match

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Floating personal days

Paid sick leave

Parental leave

On-site fitness center

Job summary

New Hampshire Public Radio, Inc. seeks a curious and innovative Reporter for the North Country & Climate Change to cover environmental issues and build sources across a region that shapes NH’s identity.

You will file for on-air and digital distribution, with a focus on climate and environment stories for NHPR’s By Degrees project. The role is full-time, exempt, with hybrid eligibility and reporting to a senior editor in Concord.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of reporting experience in broadcast, print or digital journalism.
• Excellent writing and organizational skills, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated news judgment in recognizing the relative importance of a news story and in developing stories.
• Demonstrated success building trust with sources to produce original news coverage.
• Ability to develop creative approaches to human interest coverage and feature stories.
• Passion and intuition for audio journalism and audience needs.
• Multimedia skills including producing or editing data visualizations, video or other digital media, as well as audio.
• Ability to represent NHPR standards and code of ethics in interviewing, reporting and social media.

Responsibilities

• Gather, write and produce news reports for on-air broadcast and digital distribution.
• Use initiative and source development to develop both daily news and enterprise reporting.
• Participate in newsroom-wide projects, including multi-part series and digital products.
• Work varied shifts to meet news coverage demands, including breaking news.
• Participate in station fundraising, live appearances and sponsorship activities.
• Engage with communities around New Hampshire’s North Country to deepen understanding of the region.
• Utilize social media to disseminate news to NHPR audience and beyond.
• Seek professional development opportunities with support of managers.

Skills

Experience in reporting

Writing skills

News judgment

Source development

Storytelling ability

Audio journalism

Multimedia skills

Ethics & standards

Education

B.A. or relevant experience

Job description

New Hampshire Public Radio, Inc. seeks a curious and innovative Reporter for the North Country & Climate Change to cover environmental issues and build sources across a region that shapes NH’s identity.

You will file for on-air and digital distribution, with a focus on climate and environment stories for NHPR’s By Degrees project. The role is full-time, exempt, with hybrid eligibility and reporting to a senior editor in Concord.