What are the responsibilities and job description for the Great Divide Education Reporter position at Boston Globe Media?
Job Description:
The Boston Globe is seeking an experienced journalist for its Great Divide K-12 education enterprise team. We’re looking for a smart and aggressive reporter who collaborates well on a team covering the 49,000-student Boston Public Schools, surrounding districts, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and broader education issues.
About the Globe’s Great Divide team:
The Great Divide team is a groundbreaking team within The Boston Globe newsroom examining issues of inequalities and opportunities in public education in Boston and neighboring communities. Supported in part by The Barr Foundation, The Great Divide is seen as a national model for the future of education reporting.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has a track record of producing accountability stories that have led to discernable change and shaped reforms.
- Ideally has knowledge of the local/national education landscape.
- Will pivot between breaking education news and short and longer-term enterprise projects that could take weeks to execute.
- Writes clean, compelling copy on deadline.
- Has a great work ethic and positive attitude.
- Is well-sourced or knows how to build a source network quickly.
- Is creative, enterprising and curious. You see fresh angles to storylines everywhere and you’re a newshound who still gets a rush when you beat the competition.
Qualifications:
- 2-5 years of experience in journalism
- Spanish or Haitian Creole language skills preferred
- Experience working for a daily news organization preferred.
- Past experience with breaking news, in-depth enterprise and investigative work is preferred
- A willingness to adapt and be audience focused, with a curious mindset and a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment
- Adept in social media to engage with readers and promote our education coverage
- A commitment to creating an inclusive work environment and embracing the Globe’s priorities regarding diversity and inclusion in the workplace and in our coverage
- Team player who is willing to work closely and collaboratively with other members of the Great Divide team.
- A willingness to adapt and be audience focused, with a curious mindset and a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment
The BGMP office is located in downtown Boston, near Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, and is easily accessible by MBTA and commuter rail lines. This position is based in Boston, and candidates should be based in the area or willing to move.
This position is a union position covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Newspaper Guild.
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