Senior Reporter, News Features

New York Post Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Post is seeking a driven Senior Reporter for our News Features team to pursue high-impact investigations and exclusive stories, with a focus on depth and multi-source reporting. You will break exclusives, chase enterprise projects, and turn around fast-breaking pieces on tight deadlines, while maintaining standards of accuracy and ethics and sometimes traveling domestically.

Strong pitching, a sharp Post voice, and the ability to verify sources are essential in this role, based on

Qualifications

• 5+ years of newsroom experience with a focus on features writing and breaking exclusives.
• Ability to produce sparkling, thorough and accurate copy on deadline.
• Tenacious attitude and hunger to land big gets.
• Curiosity across true crime, Hollywood, tech, wealth, politics and New York-focused stories.
• Bright writing voice and ability to capture the Post attitude.

Responsibilities

• Break exclusives, identifying and producing angles others miss.
• Turn around high quality investigative pieces on tight timelines when breaking news demands it.
• Chase enterprise investigative projects and fast-breaking developments with sharp storytelling.
• Pitch fresh ideas multiple times a week and react to the news cycle.
• Maintain the highest standards in reporting, accuracy, ethics, and legal considerations.
• Some domestic travel is required.

Skills

Features writing

Exclusive reporting

Deadline reporting

Investigative reporting

Interview techniques

Education

Five years writing experience at a publication

Job description

Job Description :

The New York Post delivers the best in news, sports, entertainment and pop culture with wit, irreverence, and authority. Over the past 225+ years, The Post has evolved into a multi-platform media company spanning print, digital, video, audio, app, television and commerce.

We are looking for a driven, fearless Senior Reporter to join our News Features team, focused on high-quality, high-impact investigations, exclusives and deep dives into current events. Our goal is to drive the news rather than just following what everyone else is doing - and to expose the unexpected sides of front-page hot topics.

To excel in this role, you need a proven track record of producing in-depth, multi-source stories that have moved the cultural needle. We want someone bursting with inspired ideas.

Responsibilities:

• Break exclusives, identifying and producing angles that others miss

• Turn around high quality investigative pieces on tight timelines when breaking news demands it.

• You should be equally comfortable chasing enterprise investigative projects and jumping into fast-breaking developments, always finding the sharpest angle and the most compelling way to tell the story

• Pitch fresh ideas multiple times a week - staying ahead of the curve and also creatively reacting to the news cycle

• Maintain the highest standards in reporting, ensuring accuracy and an understanding of journalistic ethics and legal standards (including source protection, verification and libel and defamation)

• This position involves some domestic travel

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of newsroom experience, with a strong focus on features writing and breaking exclusives

• Ability to produce sparkling, thorough and accurate copy on deadline

• A tenacious attitude and hunger to land the big gets

• A deep curiosity about everything from true crime to Hollywood, tech to wealth, politics to education, including national affairs and only in New York stories - and the power players in all these worlds

• A bright, clean writing voice and nimble talent for picking up the signature Post attitude and style

• An instinctive knack for getting anyone to talk and the ability to verify what they say

• At least five years of writing experience at a publication, including long-form features and interviews

Preferred Qualifications:

• An understanding of and ability to locate court filings and financial, business and real estate records to support exclusive reporting

• On-camera and/or social content creator experience

Note: The New York Post adheres to an on-site work model (subject to change based on business needs). The shift schedule for this position is Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. EST.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic. EEO/Disabled/Vets

Reasonable Accommodation

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application or participating in an interview due to a disability, email us at [e-mail]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Please refer to the privacy notice at the bottom of this page for submitting any data access, deletion, or other data subject rights requests, where permitted under your local laws and regulations.

Base Pay Range: $95,000 - $115,000

We're committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.