Education Reporter
livingHR, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Orlando • Florida • United States
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Salary
💰 $60,000 - $70,000 per year
About the role
- Research and write succinct, relevant, timely enterprise, investigative and daily news stories for multiplatform distribution.
- Incorporate data analysis with compelling storytelling as a means of producing impactful journalism.
- Accurately write and produce education stories and long form feature reports as part of newsroom and collaborative efforts.
- Produce stories that explore the impact of Florida education policies and the realities of the day-to-day running of some of the largest school districts in the country.
- Collaborate with internal and external resources to keep abreast of education news and trends and share content and ideas.
- Contribute to Central Florida Public Media’s day-to-day general assignment reporting.
- Assist with special projects like reporting series, audio documentaries, specialty podcasts and on-air fundraising shifts.
- Possible fill-in hosting.
- Other duties and special projects as assigned.
Requirements
- At least three years of experience as a multi-media producer/reporter.
- Experience collaborating with editors to monitor, update and prioritize online and on-air news content using local, national and international resources.
- Experience building and maintaining a robust network of sources to inform news coverage.
- Experience proposing and implementing strategies to strengthen each day’s news content.
- Understanding of and enthusiasm for Central Florida Public Media’s mission to provide public service journalism to Central Florida.
- Understanding of journalistic ethics.
- Experience maintaining high journalistic standards under deadline pressure, including standards of objectivity, balance and fairness.
- Audio reporting experience.
- Experience reporting on education and education policy.
- Knowledge of Florida’s education system and policies
- Experience with audio editing software such as Adobe Audition.
- Experience with video editing software such as CapCut, Rush or Adobe Premiere.
- Experience running a board
- Experience hosting local breaks and newscasts during NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
- Bilingual (Spanish, Haitian, Creole, Portuguese)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401k
- Generous paid time off
- Work-from-home options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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