What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Writer position at Education Week?
Education Week, an independent, nonprofit media organization that provides news, analysis, and research on K-12 American education, is seeking a Staff Writer to join our newsroom in our Bethesda, MD office.
Job Summary
Education Week seeks a versatile and experienced reporter to cover news and enterprise stories that spotlight, explain, and elevate solutions on issues of equity and access to a high-quality education for all students, including those from historically marginalized communities.
This reporter must be skilled at spotting equity angles in a broad range of topics critical to a professional education audience, including essential areas of the K-12 enterprise such as quality of curriculum and coursework, special education services, and school discipline. We are looking for someone who can analyze and explain how policies at the federal, state, and local levels affect educational access and quality in schools and districts. The Staff Writer should have a passion—and track record—for collaborating across the newsroom. This reporter should be willing and able to report from schools across the country and be able to weave compelling narratives as easily as quick-turn breaking news and trend stories.
This position is a hybrid position working in the Bethesda, MD office, with an annual starting salary range of $60,300.00 to $66.000, commensurate with experience, skills and abilities.
Job Responsibilities:
- Pitch, report and write a range of daily stories, as well as short and longer-term enterprise and analytical stories that elevate EdWeek’s expertise and command of urgent K-12 issues
- Collaborate with the Managing Editor, Assistant Managing Editors, and other top newsroom leaders to plan and coordinate coverage.
- Maintain and deepen command of issues essential to the improvement and healthy sustaining of a vibrant public education system for all students regardless of background.
- Cultivate a diverse range of sources with a variety of experiences and viewpoints
- Collaborate with digital and visual journalism teams to create and ensure compelling and engaging multimedia journalism.
- Contribute to EdWeek’s other content areas as assigned, such as special reports, special projects, and live and virtual events.
- Contribute to print production duties, such as proofreading, as assigned.
Qualifications and Skills:
- A minimum of 2-3 years of daily journalism experience, including beat reporting, writing, and partnering with visual and digital journalists. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Keen eye for spotting daily news opportunities and emerging trends in assigned beat area.
- Command of historical, political, and social dynamics that perpetuate inequities, with ability to apply that to coverage of the K-12 field.
- A sophisticated understanding of audience analytics and how to use the data to inform decisions on coverage, framing, and audience.
- Excellent story ideation and building skills, writing prowess, and line editing abilities, as well as mastery of AP style and ability to learn and apply Education Week style.
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced, highly collaborative team environment.
About Education Week
We are principled. We are welcoming. We are passionate. We are expert.
Education Week (www.edweek.org), America’s most trusted source of K-12 education news, analysis, and opinion, is a digital-first news operation that is dedicated to raising the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American education. A leading authority in an ever-evolving space, we bring over four decades of experience to our journalism and research without bias or agenda.
Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), is a non-profit media organization that serves the nation’s leading K-12 policymakers, educators, researchers, marketers and other influencers with informed, independent, and highly respected journalism and research, with the goal of improving U.S. K-12 education. At Education Week, we believe that an equitable—and excellent—education for all students is possible, and we empower the field to make it a reality.
Benefits
Education Week is a vibrant workplace that is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Bethesda, Md., right outside Washington, D.C. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401(k), generous PTO, tuition assistance, and more. We value innovation, leadership, and forward thinking, and provide a friendly, intellectual, challenging work environment where employees can thrive and grow professionally. As such, Education Week is an equal opportunity employer.
Education Week will not be able to sponsor applicants for work visas.
Salary : $60,300 - $66,000
