Reporter/Producer

Job Description

Title: Reporter/Producer
Status: Full-time, Exempt
Location: Remote, with occasional travel for reporting, conferences, and events 
Reports to: Managing Editor 
Reporting to this position: None 
Salary Range: $100,000 - $127,000 

About Tradeoffs

Tradeoffs is an award-winning nonprofit news organization helping America have smarter, more honest conversations about health policy. Our reporting connects policy to practice, uncovering the data and personal stories that help audiences understand the stakes — and the potential solutions. Tradeoffs’ journalism drives tangible impact, from raising awareness to directly affecting the actions of health policymakers. Learn more at https://tradeoffs.org/about/.

Responsibilities

• Track topics and trends and develop sources (i.e. people, records, databases, etc.) across the health care and health policy community 
• Pitch, report and produce one to two 15-25 minute podcast episodes per month
• Write newsletter content and digital stories to complement podcast episodes
• Collaborate with Managing Editor and Executive Editor on story ideas, development, research and reporting
• Manage reporting and production processes, including:
  • Booking and interviewing guests
  • Partnering with the Executive Editor/Host in preparing for and conducting interviews
  • Writing scripts and editing with Managing Editor and Executive Editor,
  • Working with the Sound Designer to produce and polish episode audio mixes,
  • Producing accompanying digital and newsletter content 
• Collaborate with Tradeoffs’ audience team to maximize the reach, engagement and impact of your reporting, including but not limited to: story titling, digital presentation, episode promotion, events and partnering with outside organizations, and tracking and sharing the impact of your work
• Occasional appearances on Tradeoffs’ podcast or as a guest on other media outlets 
• Offer peer feedback on episodes led by other reporter/producers and contribute to editorial planning 
• Collaborate with Tradeoffs colleagues on other projects as they arise

Job Requirements

• At least 7 years experience in journalism
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of health care and health policy issues. Experience covering mental health, addiction, violence prevention or health equity is a plus
• Preferred experience in audio journalism, audio production and/or podcasting 
• Demonstrated written and/or audio reporting and storytelling that puts complicated topics into context in clear and emotionally compelling ways to make them accessible to audiences
• Track record of producing high-quality content on deadline and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment 
• Experience working collaboratively with editors, producers and audience engagement colleagues
• Experience developing and cultivating sources across the spectrums of health policy and health care 
• Experience tracking health topics/trends and reading/vetting research and other data for stories
• Experience understanding target audiences and reporting/producing impactful content that serves their needs and engages them across platforms 
• Knowledge of AP style 
• Adheres to journalism ethical standards

Required Competencies

• Embraces Tradeoffs’ style of intellectual rigor, emotional resonance and accessibility
• Loves audio reporting & narrative podcasts 
• Cares about understanding target audience, how their work reaches, engages, and impacts them, and how to incorporate audience learnings into their work
• Detail-oriented with high standards for accuracy and journalistic integrity
• Strong editorial mindset and judgment 
• Comfortable with working on a small, remote, highly collaborative team that likes to learn from each other and have fun while working hard 
• Capacity to work independently, make progress on multiple assignments simultaneously, and meet deadlines 
• Able to take direction from different people and be open to feedback 
• Quick to raise questions, issues, and ask for support
• Self-motivated, creative thinker and problem solver 
• Strong communication as a listener, speaker, and writer 
• Can build strong working relationships and maintain trust with colleagues, sources, and audiences
• Comfortable managing sources and editors and working in a rigorous, collaborative editing process

Physical Requirements 

• Requires sitting at a desk daily for multiple hours
• Role contains repetitive motions using wrists and hands
• Role includes occasional field reporting at physical locations and occasional travel to conferences and events 

Work Environment 

• Remote work from home or self-selected location 
• Digital communication, written and verbal  

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time.
 

How to Apply

Please fill out our online application via Survey Monkey. You do not need to submit a cover letter. The application asks questions about your work experience, requests links to two examples of your journalism, and includes a field to upload your resume. It is intended to take the place of a cover letter and screening call. After reviewing your application, we will contact you to schedule a first interview if we’re interested. After the first interview, we’d ask you (and pay you) to do a short work exercise (a trial run of the actual job experience). The final step would be a second interview and references, if requested. 

Applications will be accepted through 11:45pm ET on October 19 and will be evaluated as they are received. We will contact you by email if we are interested in interviewing you. To ensure fairness to all candidates, we don't do informational interviews for open positions.  

If you experience any difficulties with this application, please reach out to jobs@tradeoffs.org. 

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