Senior Business Reporter - Washington State

Franklin News Foundation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A media production company seeks a Senior Business Reporter in Seattle to cover Washington state's regulatory environment and its impact on the economy, focusing on energy policy and climate mandates. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of reporting experience and a strong understanding of business and regulatory issues, producing several original stories weekly to hold government accountable.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of business reporting experience required.
• Significant real-world business expertise necessary.
• Proven track record of journalism with accountability lens.

Responsibilities

• Cover Washington state's regulatory environment.
• Produce 5-7 original stories per week.
• Investigate government's impact on economic vitality.

Skills

Deep understanding of energy markets

Ability to analyze complex policies

Coverage of regulatory agencies

Translation of technical policies into journalism

Established source network

Job description

Senior Business Reporter - Washington State

The Center Square newswire service seeks an accomplished business journalist to cover Washington state's regulatory environment and its impact on entrepreneurship, with an emphasis on energy policy and climate mandates reshaping the Pacific Northwest economy.

This Seattle-based position requires 7-10 years of business reporting experience plus significant real‑world business expertise. You'll examine how regulations – from Seattle's natural gas bans to statewide cap‑and‑invest carbon pricing – affect job creators and taxpayers. The beat spans the state’s rising business taxes, energy costs, building mandates, and the ROI of green subsidies.

The ideal candidate brings:

• Deep understanding of energy markets, utility regulation, and business operations
• Proven ability to analyze complex policies and calculate real‑world compliance and tax costs
• Track record covering regulatory agencies, legislative processes, and corporate strategy
• Skills to translate technical energy/climate policies into compelling accountability journalism
• Established source network among business leaders, regulators, and policymakers

The Washington state senior business reporter will produce 5-7 original, timely, and relevant stories per week examining business developments through our signature taxpayer‑accountability lens – quantifying hidden costs, tracking business flight to competitive states, and investigating whether government interventions achieve stated goals.

The Center Square’s reporting reaches 141 million Americans through 1,360+ media outlets that republish the work, making this position the Pacific Northwest's authoritative voice on how government policies impact economic vitality. While others cover press releases, the business reporter will follow the money from ratepayers to rate cases, from taxpayers to green subsidies, from small businesses to regulatory compliance costs.

This role matters because Washington faces critical competitiveness challenges. Our journalism will reveal whether the state’s nation‑leading climate agenda aligns with economic reality, grid reliability, and taxpayers’ best interests.

Join The Center Square to practice genuine authentic and original government‑accountability journalism, holding government accountable while serving citizens and job creators who bear the costs of policy experiments.

Send cover letter, resume, and links to [e-mail].

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Industries

Media Production