Remote Higher Ed Reporter: Inequality & Insight

Teachers College, Columbia University; New York (NY); Remote; USD 78,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit education news outlet, seeks a Higher Education Reporter to cover national higher education issues. The reporter will write in-depth stories for Hechinger’s site and partner publications, including The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and NPR.

Ideal candidates bring strong reporting and writing skills, an interest in data and accountability journalism, and the ability to develop sources on the beat.

Qualifications

• Four years of reporting experience
• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, or related field, or equivalent experience and training
• Excellent news judgment and ability to identify important stories and emerging trends
• Strong writing skills and ability to write compelling, in-depth features for a general audience
• Basic understanding of data and how it informs stories
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple assignments
• Experience with data and accountability reporting and an interest in developing investigative and narrative reporting skills

Responsibilities

• Report and write enterprise stories on higher education for the Hechinger Report and partner publications, focusing on angles not covered elsewhere for general audiences
• Develop and cultivate sources on the higher education beat
• Represent The Hechinger Report at conferences and participate in media interviews and panel discussions as needed
• Collaborate with the Audience and Engagement team to build readership and expand reach of Hechinger stories
• Write our biweekly higher education newsletter
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Reporting experience

News judgment

Strong writing

Interpersonal communication

Deadline management

Data understanding

Investigative reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism

Related field or equivalent experience

Job description

The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit education news outlet, seeks a Higher Education Reporter to cover national higher education issues. The reporter will write in-depth stories for Hechinger’s site and partner publications, including The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and NPR.

Ideal candidates bring strong reporting and writing skills, an interest in data and accountability journalism, and the ability to develop sources on the beat.