What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reporter II, Newshub position at NPR?
Overview
A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility – and our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide.
Across our organization, we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR. This means that integrity, adherence to our ethical standards, and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR.
NPR is seeking an experienced, audience-savvy multiplatform reporter to join its Newshub team. The reporter will cover stories across a range of beats and help design, test and implement new ways of telling stories in the digital age. They will be responsible for launching experiments and creating storytelling methods. They will be comfortable filing text stories as well as for other platforms and able to pitch everything from unique takes on the news of the day to counter-programming stories that engage audiences.
This is a union represented role covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with SAG-AFTRA. This is an NPR editorial role covered under the terms of the NPR Ethics Handbook. All editorial staff are bound by this guidance. Editorial staff are defined as staff members who play a role in shaping the journalistic or creative direction of NPR's content, including events.
Responsibilities
Salary Range: The U.S. based anticipated salary range for this opportunity is 105,000-112,000 annually, plus benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salary NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.
Benefits: NPR offers access to comprehensive benefits for employees and dependents. Regular, full-time employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in NPR’s benefits options. Benefits include access to health and wellness, paid time off, and financial well-being. Plan options include medical, dental, vision, life/ accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, short-term disability, and voluntary retirement savings to all eligible NPR employees.
Does this sound like you? If so, we want to hear from you.
The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.
NPR Pay Range
$105,000—$112,000 USD
NPR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NPR is committed to being an inclusive workplace that welcomes diverse and unique perspectives, all working toward the same goal – to create a more informed public. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, lactation, and reproductive health decisions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender status, gender non-conforming status, intersex status, sexual stereotypes, nationality, citizenship status, personal appearance, marital status, family status, family responsibilities, military status, veteran status, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, genetic characteristics of yourself or a family member, political views and affiliation, unemployment status, protective order status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other basis prohibited under applicable law.
If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application process, please reach out to employeerelations@npr.org.
You may read NPR’s privacy policy to learn about how NPR may handle information you submit with any application.
Want more NPR? Explore the stories behind the stories on our NPR Extra blog. Get social with NPR Extra on Facebook and Instagram. Find more career opportunities at NPR.org/careers.
A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility – and our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide.
Across our organization, we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR. This means that integrity, adherence to our ethical standards, and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR.
NPR is seeking an experienced, audience-savvy multiplatform reporter to join its Newshub team. The reporter will cover stories across a range of beats and help design, test and implement new ways of telling stories in the digital age. They will be responsible for launching experiments and creating storytelling methods. They will be comfortable filing text stories as well as for other platforms and able to pitch everything from unique takes on the news of the day to counter-programming stories that engage audiences.
This is a union represented role covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with SAG-AFTRA. This is an NPR editorial role covered under the terms of the NPR Ethics Handbook. All editorial staff are bound by this guidance. Editorial staff are defined as staff members who play a role in shaping the journalistic or creative direction of NPR's content, including events.
Responsibilities
- Pitch, plan and report stories that meet NPR’s emphasis on thoughtful reporting.
- Contribute original reporting across written, audio and video platforms, with a sophisticated understanding of how to tailor reporting to each platform.
- Consistently generate timely and thoughtful story ideas.
- Work with the Newshub team to generate ideas for new ways to tell stories across platforms.
- Collaborate with other parts of the NPR newsroom and network.
- Report on a tight deadline.
- Represent diverse views and voices in stories.
- Maintain the highest standards of accuracy, impartiality and inclusion.
- The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned, and this job description can be modified at any time.
- At least five years’ reporting experience.
- Demonstrated ability to report the same story across multiple platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to explain complex subjects for a general audience and bring characters alive in stories across platforms.
- Demonstrated ability in vertical video.
- Demonstrated experience experimenting with new ways of telling stories.
- Ability to meet deadlines and adapt to change in a daily, unpredictable news production environment.
- Commitment to detailed research and fact-checking.
- Ability to consistently work well with others, demonstrating at all times respect for the diverse constituencies at NPR and within the public radio system.
- Experience with and a commitment to working collaboratively with other journalists and reporting teams.
- Experience with broadcast journalism
- Digital news and production skills
- Experience with video.
- Knowledge of AP style guidelines
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in work experience.
- On-site: This is an on-site role based in Washington, DC .
- This is a full time, exempt position.
Salary Range: The U.S. based anticipated salary range for this opportunity is 105,000-112,000 annually, plus benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salary NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.
Benefits: NPR offers access to comprehensive benefits for employees and dependents. Regular, full-time employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in NPR’s benefits options. Benefits include access to health and wellness, paid time off, and financial well-being. Plan options include medical, dental, vision, life/ accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, short-term disability, and voluntary retirement savings to all eligible NPR employees.
Does this sound like you? If so, we want to hear from you.
The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.
NPR Pay Range
$105,000—$112,000 USD
NPR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. NPR is committed to being an inclusive workplace that welcomes diverse and unique perspectives, all working toward the same goal – to create a more informed public. Qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, lactation, and reproductive health decisions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender status, gender non-conforming status, intersex status, sexual stereotypes, nationality, citizenship status, personal appearance, marital status, family status, family responsibilities, military status, veteran status, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, genetic characteristics of yourself or a family member, political views and affiliation, unemployment status, protective order status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other basis prohibited under applicable law.
If you are a person with a disability needing assistance with the application process, please reach out to employeerelations@npr.org.
You may read NPR’s privacy policy to learn about how NPR may handle information you submit with any application.
Want more NPR? Explore the stories behind the stories on our NPR Extra blog. Get social with NPR Extra on Facebook and Instagram. Find more career opportunities at NPR.org/careers.
Salary : $105,000 - $112,000
