Senior Reporter

AAJA24; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

WITF in Harrisburg is seeking a Senior Reporter to join its collaborative newsroom and shape local journalism across a 19-county region.

You will dig deeper, ask better questions, edit and mentor a growing newsroom, and expand coverage that informs and engages our neighbors across Central Pennsylvania.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional journalism experience.
• Exceptional reporting, writing, editing, and interviewing skills.
• Strong news judgment and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Experience working across digital, radio, and other emerging platforms.
• A collaborative mindset and passion for impactful, community-focused journalism.

Responsibilities

• Report daily, breaking and enterprise stories across digital, broadcast, and audio.
• Identify the issues that are important to Central Pa and turn them into compelling journalism.
• Edit and coach reporters while helping strengthen WITF's regional news coverage.
• Collaborate with editors, reporters, producers, and media partners.
• Contribute to live coverage, public affairs programming, major news events, and engage our audience at events.

Skills

Journalism

Editing

Interviewing

Digital platforms

Team collaboration

Job description

Job Category: Other,

Employment Type:

Salary: $55000-$60000 per year

Posted: 09.30.2026

Job Description

Tell the stories that connect with Central Pennsylvania.

WITF is looking for an experienced Senior Reporter to join our collaborative, multimedia newsroom and help shape local journalism across our 19-county region.

This is an opportunity to do more than report the news. You’ll dig deeper, ask better questions, edit and mentor a growing newsroom, and expand coverage that informs and engages our neighbors.

In this role, you’ll:

• Report daily, breaking and enterprise stories across digital, broadcast, and audio
• Identify the issues that are important to Central Pa and turn them into compelling journalism
• Edit and coach reporters while helping strengthen WITF's regional news coverage
• Collaborate with editors, reporters, producers, and media partners
• Contribute to live coverage, public affairs programming, major news events, and engage our audience at events

Job Requirements

• 5+ years of professional journalism experience
• Exceptional reporting, writing, editing, and interviewing skills
• Strong news judgment and the ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Experience working across digital, radio, and other emerging platforms
• A collaborative mindset and passion for impactful, community-focused journalism