Salary
💰 $65,000 - $75,000 per year
Tech Stack
JavaScriptSaltStack
About the role
- Cover climate change and how it is affecting Utah, examining impacts on communities and sectors throughout the state
- File daily news stories and enterprise and accountability reporting
- Write quickly and accurately on deadline about complex environmental and climate issues
- Propose, conceive, and execute stories
- Pitch, report, and write at least one multi-month investigation or enterprise story per year
- Work with partner organizations on creating or adapting content to run in local newspapers and on Grist.org
- Have stories republished by the Utah News Collaborative and periodically adapted for a national audience on Grist
- Collaborate with colleagues and perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism or a related field (preferred)
- Five (5) or more years of reporting experience
- Demonstrated news judgment, ethics, and creative approaches to storytelling
- Strong organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines
- Enthusiasm about using journalism engagement practices to serve audiences
- Demonstrated record of collaboration with colleagues from various perspectives and experiences on team projects and a desire to be part of a team that values hard work and humor
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven environment where attention to detail and accuracy is key
- Comfort using a variety of technology, including content management systems, social media and project management platforms
- Ability to respond constructively to feedback and positively engage with collaborative and team-based projects
- Digital reporting/writing experience preferred; portfolio submission and/or writing assignment is highly likely as part of the interview process
- Applicants must submit a resume and cover letter explaining why they’re a great fit