https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org Latest News Media Alliance CareerBank Jobs Sun, 16 May 2021 09:07:44 Z https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14788478/investigative-reporter https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14788478/investigative-reporter New York, New York, About the Position: Investigations are the heart of The Markup’s work. Our investigative reporters work closely with our data journalists, reporting and writing principally investigative stories and series but also follow-up stories and occasional explanatory Ask the Markup articles.  The Markup is one of the nation’s premier nonprofit journalism organizations, focusing on investigative and accountability reporting and tools that reveal technology’s effects on society. During our first year of publishing, our work has exposed dangerous practices, racial biases and other discriminatory processes—and prompted change. Our investigations have been cited by members of Congress repeatedly and led the country’s largest tech companies to fix gaping errors.  Our approach to investigative journalism is guided by the scientific method. We develop hypotheses and assemble data—through crowdsourcing, FOIA requests, hand-crafted and automated data collection—and conduct reporting to test those theories and how real people are affected by the problems we uncover. Investigative reporters at The Markup are curious, inventive, rigorous, and collaborative journalists who can devise, organize, and lead investigations, are comfortable with data and spreadsheets, excellent researchers, inquisitive interviewers, and careful reporters.  The Investigative Reporter develops the necessary domain expertise in the topic area, reports out and finds compelling anecdotes to illustrate the findings, and conceives of and shapes the narrative of the article, with the help of her/his editor. Grit, wit, kindness, and a strong work ethic are vital at The Markup. We strongly encourage applicants with diverse experiences and backgrounds to apply. This position reports to the Managing Editor for Investigations. Applications are due by June 5.   Job Duties: Adhere to journalistic and The Markup standards of ethics and fairness. Curiosity. Investigative reporters generate their own story ideas, collaborate with investigative data journalists to develop leads, and take assignments as needed.  Research. Investigative reporters do their own research. It is part of the reporting process. They should avail themselves of tools provided, such as LexisNexis and PACER. Source development. Investigative reporters cultivate sources and take security measures to protect the confidentiality of those sources. They are skilled in the art of interviewing.  Public Records. Investigative reporters file public records requests and work with their editor and our legal team to craft and defend our requests. Collaboration. Investigative reporters typically work with data journalists on projects. At times they may collaborate with journalists at other news organizations and, in general, should be generous with their colleagues. Reporting. Investigative reporters pursue large investigative projects, follow-up stories, and occasional explanatory or smaller stories. Writing. Investigative reporters capture the heart of the story in sharp and precise language. They write compelling narratives when the story calls for it but are equally comfortable with short, pithy, or service-style stories.  Fact-checking. Investigative reporters meticulously fact-check their own work. Feedback. Investigative reporters seek and accept feedback on their writing and reporting process and take direction from editors gracefully.  Social. Investigative reporters collaborate with the social team on social copy and outreach for stories, as necessary. They review all social copy with an eye toward accuracy, as part of their fact-check process.  Graphics. Investigative reporters work with the graphics department to gather visual assets for stories and social media. This includes helping to find and coordinate with subjects for photographs, when needed. Follow-ups. Stories don’t always end when they publish; Investigative Reporters should be on the hunt for follow-ups and other stories that can push an investigation further. Work well on a team, sharing responsibilities and credit.  Ability to execute on tasks and instructions from editors, including submitting investigative checklists and experimental design proposals for approval. Participate in team and staff meetings, as required. Meet deadlines. Qualifications: Minimum of seven years of journalism experience and a track record of generating enterprising news articles. Comfortable generating story ideas and following leads. Skilled at navigating research databases. Adept at interviewing and putting sources at ease. Experience filing public records requests, preferably at local, state, and federal level. Familiar with Excel (maybe you are not an expert, but are willing to learn).  Comfortable with document-based reporting, cold-calling sources, and on-the-street interviews. Experience researching prior studies and stories.  Ability to dig deep and tenacity in finding hard-to-get information, sources and records.  Experience working on investigations even if your previous employer didn’t give you much time to do them.  Ability to write various kinds of articles, from short explainers to a long, multipart series.  Have a fact-checking process and stick with it. Speaking a language in addition to English is a plus, but not required. Experience covering technology is a plus but not required. Compensation and Benefits The salary for this full-time position begins at $90,000 and will be established based on the candidate's experience, education, and skills. It also comes with competitive benefits including medical, vision, and dental insurance, 20 days of paid time off each year, paid family leave including five months of fully paid parental leave, and 401(k) matching. We also want to encourage your leadership in our field, so we will support attending industry conferences and professional training. Ideally, this role would be based in New York, but since we have all learned to live on video conference now, we are open to a remote option for strong candidates who are willing to be available during The Markup’s business hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST. This position is part of the bargaining unit represented by the NewsGuild of New York. Mon, 10 May 2021 10:37:15 -0400 https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14721738/seo-editor-wirecutter https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14721738/seo-editor-wirecutter New York, New York, Wirecutter is seeking an SEO editor to support the SEO team in optimizing Wirecutter’s catalog of content to reach more readers through search.  As an SEO editor, you will report to an audience team manager, and be an essential member of the SEO team. In this role, you will support our editorial mission of providing high quality journalism and be a part of growing the audience for our journalism. If you’re a detail-oriented, collaborative editor who is curious about data, trends, and digital publishing, there are few opportunities more exciting than this one. This role has the potential to be remote.   Responsibilities: Perform keyword research and selection for trends and events coverage, and the month’s or season’s top reviews and articles. Help track updates to Wirecutter’s catalog of evergreen content, and impact of those updates. Work directly in our CMS to optimize content for search around seasonal windows, retail events (i.e., Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday), and curated Wirecutter deal events. Track shifts in search rankings. Work with other members of the SEO team to provide tactics to rebound. Assist team members in training editors and writers on SEO best practices. Conduct competitive analysis, on-page and url recommendations, and QA to support priority categories and topics on an ongoing basis. Provide ad-hoc SEO consulting and support to members of Wirecutter’s editorial staff. Perform related work as assigned.   Qualifications 1+ year of relevant work experience in SEO with solid editorial judgment Motivation to learn more about the search engine industry, competitors, best practices for evergreen search, search engine algorithms, and where SEO is heading Experience interpreting and responding to data Experience with Google Analytics, SEMRush, SimilarWeb and other SEO tools Must be an excellent communicator and collaborator, ready to follow and help shape our detailed processes Passion for The New York Times’s and Wirecutter’s mission and commitment to be a part of our innovation and growth   Please include your résumé/CV and a cover letter with your application. You can only upload one file in the “Résumé/CV” box, so either combine and upload your résumé and cover letter as one file or use the “My Experience” section to attach your cover letter.   This is a union position as classified by the News Guild of New York.    About Wirecutter Wirecutter helps people buy the right things for the way they want to live. The site was founded by journalists in September 2011 and was acquired by The New York Times Company in October 2016. Our recommendations are made through vigorous reporting, interviewing, and testing by teams of veteran journalists, scientists, and researchers. Consider us a best-of list for everyday things; a curated gallery filled with only interesting, useful objects; a thank-you note to the designers and engineers who create the stuff that makes our lives better; a geeky friend with next-level research skills who tests everything they buy so you don’t have to. The point is to make buying great gear quickly easier so you can get on with living your life.  We pride ourselves on following rigorous journalistic standards and ethics, and we maintain editorial independence from our business operations. Our recommendations are always made entirely by our editorial team without input from our revenue team, and our writers and editors are never made aware of any business relationships. Wirecutter is mission driven and reader supported; learn more about us here .   Our Company Principles Our principles help us create a work environment that breeds trust, respect, learning and is one that we all are excited about showing up to each day.     Seek Understanding: We are lifelong students who want to understand the world around us. We are curious to understand our readers, how we get better at our own disciplines and how we can work better together. This means we are active listeners, information hunters and empathetic. Explain Why: Because we seek to understand, we value the importance of explaining our ideas and our understanding. This means we are constructively candid, sharing our perspectives and the thought process behind it. And then learning from the conversation that ensues. We are all teachers and students, helping each other grow. Solve Things: We love to solve things, whether they are our own problems, our readers problems or our colleagues problems. While we often can solve problems on our own, we believe our best results come out when we solve them together. Get It Done: We are passionate about getting things done. Whether it is our own individual work or teamwork, our instinct is to forge a path forward and learn as we go. This means we continually focus on how to turn work into achievable chunks, communicate those effectively to the team and efficiently execute against them. Make It Better: We aren’t satisfied with perpetuating the status quo. We’re always looking forward. We live to change the world around us for the better, making a difference in our own lives and our readers’ lives. If we are being ambitious enough, this means that we will both fail and succeed and we take pride in owning both of those outcomes as long as we are learning. Locations Even with our office in New York City, Wirecutter remains a highly remote-friendly culture, and proud to employ incredible people across the country. Right now, we are eligible to hire in AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, HI, IA, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, UT, WA.  Overview of Benefits at Wirecutter and The New York Times Company: Though Wirecutter has a physical office in New York City, the company promotes and encourages a remote workforce, so that our employees can work in flexible and comfortable ways. We are committed to career development, supported by a formal mentoring program as well as tuition reimbursement. The New York Times Company offers frequent panel discussions and talks by industry leaders (Sheryl Sandberg, Melinda Gates and Ta-Nehisi Coates are a few recent examples), that we encourage our employees to attend. We believe diversity fuels innovation and creativity, and we have a variety of employee groups and task forces across The New York Times Company and Wirecutter dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We offer a generous parental leave policy, which was recently expanded in response to employee feedback. Birth mothers receive 16 weeks fully paid, adoptive parents and birth fathers receive 10 weeks also fully paid. Similarly, we offer competitive health and dental insurance, as well as 401k matching.   #LI-AM1 The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.   The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local "Fair Chance" laws.   Fri, 23 Apr 2021 10:37:26 -0400 https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14707884/senior-reporter-policy-equity-solutions https://careerxchange.newsmediaalliance.org/jobs/rss/14707884/senior-reporter-policy-equity-solutions New York, New York, The74Million.org, the growing nonprofit education news organization, is seeking an experienced, ambitious and creative senior reporter to join our award-winning national newsroom and help us expand our coverage of school equity, state policy, and emerging innovations and solutions.  We’re looking for an education reporter with an eye for identifying new storylines and noteworthy breakthroughs ahead of the competition , a journalist who aspires to make an impact and is able to juggle daily news with second-day features and smart enterprise stories. They know how to use public records laws and develop sources to break news and fuel long-range investigations. They are seasoned observers of the beat who can see beyond the latest buzz to find the more important signals buried in the noise, helping readers understand the broader causes, context and consequences of the day’s headlines.  Given the ongoing pandemic and its disruptions to the nation’s education system, we are also looking for a reporter who is comfortable with pivoting quickly to follow the unpredictable story of COVID — and the fallout for America’s students — into the 2021-22 school year and beyond. From learning losses to accelerating student recovery, widening classroom achievement gaps, post-pandemic policies and accountability systems, we are quickly realizing that school districts and education leaders will be dealing with the aftermath of this crisis for a decade to come. At the same time, an unprecedented influx of federal revenue will open doors for districts to address long-lamented deficiencies and embrace creative solutions — or squander millions. We’ll be there to cover it all. Beyond these evolving pandemic storylines and this coverage of state and federal policy, the senior reporter will play a key role in steering our national coverage of equity, innovations and “whole child” policies, spotlighting areas where students are being left behind as well as forward-thinking educators and institutions that are improving the status quo. As part of our senior leadership team, this reporter will also collaborate with top editors in researching geographies and school systems that can be used as focal points for our core coverage of timely developments and important trends worth elevating from the country’s top 10 districts. (This will frequently include coverage of compelling issues in America’s two largest districts, New York City and Los Angeles). In addition to your resume, please send along 5-10 of your top published clips to careers@the74million.org   Who are you?  Proven senior reporter who demonstrates a growing ability to write for national audiences and can enthusiastically commit to both chasing the story and perfecting their writing craft.  Self-starter comfortable in an entrepreneurial environment and detail-oriented manager of beat development, daily deadlines and larger projects.  Journalist able to cover a wide range of topics that may play out in different states or affect different major school districts over a short time period Effective team member able to collaborate with senior writers, web producers and videographers to produce impactful, visually compelling journalism.  Digital enthusiast well versed in using social media as a sourcing tool and to engage and develop their audience.  Eager promoter of their work, as well as their colleagues, who seeks to establish themselves as a regular participant in the daily online education discussion through social followings, media appearances and industry panels.   Details  Competitive salary and benefits  Generous vacation and holiday calendar Location: NYC or remote with availability for regular travel to NYC. (Preference will be given to local candidates as this reporter will report into a manager based out of our NYC newsroom) Pandemic Safety Note: Given safety protocols, our newsroom is currently working remote, and is not expected to return to the physical newsroom until at least November 2021.  The 74 is committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees and encourages people of all races, colors, national origins, ancestries, creeds, religions, genders, ages, disabilities, veteran statuses, sexual orientations, and marital statuses to apply. In addition to your resume, please send along 5-10 of your top published clips to careers@the74million.org Qualifications & Requirements Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, public policy, or other related field  At least five to seven years of experience as a reporter, with special weight given to reporting on educational equity or solutions, or past experience on national features Exceptional written and oral communication skills  Outstanding organizational and time management skills with high attention to detail Proactive problem solver who is able to self-direct and prioritize among competing goals and can route feedback to editors to flag problems and improve processes Strong work ethic coupled with an enthusiastic and passionate approach to the work Professionalism, collegiality, and diplomacy Strong follow-up and follow-through skills, with a focus on final, published pieces Models The 74’s values and editorial mission at all times, and our commitment to the vital  role independent, credible journalism plays in the health of our democratic institutions In addition to your resume, please send along 5-10 of your top published clips to careers@the74million.org In addition to your resume, please send along 5-10 of your top published clips to careers@the74million.org Competitive salary and benefits  Fri, 07 May 2021 14:49:25 -0400