Job Description
REPORTER, WBUR News and Programming Job Description REPORTER, WBUR News and Programming Category Charles River Campus --> Professional
Job Location BOSTON, MA, United States
Tracking Code 25500841960207
Posted Date 2/7/2025
Salary Grade Grade 00
Position Type Full-Time/Regular
WBUR is a leader in public media offering an exciting and creative work environment. We look for ambitious and dedicated people passionate about public media. We offer generous university benefits, tuition remission and competitive salaries.
WBUR is looking for a new reporter with a passion for covering the news and uncovering original and compelling stories that matter to our community. We hold our reporting to high standards, we love great storytelling, and we like to have fun too. We need a reporter who thrives on covering breaking news, general assignment and enterprise stories for WBUR's audio and digital platforms. In addition, this reporter will cover Boston City Hall, developing sources to break news and produce deeper dives on matters of importance to the region.
Issues include everything from laws and taxes, to the city's economy and business community, housing and real estate, police and city services. This reporter will regularly collaborate with other reporters covering immigration, Beacon Hill, transportation and more.
We need someone with a finger on the pulse of the city and its neighborhoods, tapping into the buzz of what people are talking about and concerned about, from elections to snow removal to the cost of living. WBUR prides itself on telling compelling stories in multiple formats, including audio, digital, live events and more.
The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about reaching audiences in innovative ways. They know how to build sources across a diverse constituency and drive competitive, enterprise coverage. If you're hungry for scoops, ready to meet tight daily deadlines, regularly file for newscast and digital, and take some deeper dives too, this is the opportunity for you.
This position is covered under our collective bargaining agreement with the SAG-AFTRA union and the minimum annual salary for this position is $71,250. Additionally, when compensation is being evaluated for a candidate finalist, that amount can increase as experience and internal equity are factored into the offer amount.
Required Skills - Passion for public media journalism
- Strong editorial judgment
- Ability to cover a wide variety of stories and assignments
- Experience producing stories for multiple platforms
- Strong research and organizational skills
- Communicates clearly in all forms
- Fluency in multiple languages a plus
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Required Skills Job Location: BOSTON, MA
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Salary Grade: Grade 00
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