South Florida Money, Power & Influence Reporter

USA TODAY Co., Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 33,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

USA TODAY Co., Inc. in Miami seeks a Money, Power & Influence Reporter to cover South Florida's dynamics, producing enterprise journalism that drives readership across markets.

You will develop exclusive stories about money, influence, real estate, politics and business, building high-level sources, explaining complex topics, and delivering breaking news, investigations, and explainers for a broad audience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3-5 years of reporting experience, preferably covering business, politics, government, investigations or accountability journalism.
• Demonstrated ability to break news and produce exclusive enterprise reporting.
• Strong source-building and interviewing skills.
• Experience with public records, databases and financial documents.
• Ability to explain complex subjects with clarity and authority.
• Strong news judgment and understanding of audience interests.
• Experience with data journalism and investigative techniques is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate across newsroom teams and contribute to statewide coverage.
• Multimedia skills, including video and social storytelling, are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Break exclusive stories involving government, business, development, lobbying, campaign finance, economic power and influential decision-makers.
• Track major real estate and development projects, following the money behind transformative projects and public-private partnerships.
• Examine how political, business and civic leaders shape public policy, economic growth and community outcomes.
• Build and maintain a sophisticated source network that includes elected officials, executives, developers, investors, attorneys, lobbyists, nonprofit leaders and community advocates.
• Investigate campaign spending, government contracts, regulatory decisions and influence networks.
• Analyze public records, financial disclosures, corporate filings, campaign finance reports and property records.
• Produce accountability journalism that reveals who benefits, who is affected and what readers need to know.
• Collaborate with reporters across Florida to connect regional stories to statewide and national trends.
• Develop video, social and newsletter content that expands the reach and impact of key stories.
• Pursue stories from inception through aftermath, tracking consequences and holding institutions accountable over time.

Skills

Source-building

Interviewing

Data journalism

Investigative techniques

Multimedia storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Job description

USA TODAY Co., Inc. in Miami seeks a Money, Power & Influence Reporter to cover South Florida's dynamics, producing enterprise journalism that drives readership across markets.

You will develop exclusive stories about money, influence, real estate, politics and business, building high-level sources, explaining complex topics, and delivering breaking news, investigations, and explainers for a broad audience.