Advance Local Media seeks an investigative reporter, The Oregonian

The Oregonian/OregonLive is seeking an investigative reporter with a track record of delivering ambitious, high-impact watchdog journalism. We’re looking for someone who wants to dive critically into Oregon’s most pressing problems, conceiving and producing a mix of short- and long-term investigative stories that hold the powerful accountable and result in meaningful change, especially for marginalized people and communities.

Responsibilities:

Identify and quantify emerging problems, or tackle long-standing failures in Oregon through fresh reporting that breaks new groundand finds solutions
Search outsystemic racism and the way bias based on religion, gender, sexual orientation, class or disability affects Oregonians
Find victims, tell their stories, and leverage your journalism to improve the status quo for Oregonians who are being overlooked or harmed
Investigative topics and coverage areas will largely be decided by your strengths, interests and expertise, and you’ll have a voice shaping this role
The position provides opportunities for partnerships across the newsroom, not only with other reporting teams but also data, photo and video journalists
Expect a hands-on, collaborative editing environment that begins with story selection and continues through publication

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have at least two years’ experience as an investigative or enterprise reporter, or as a reporter covering a high-profile beat yielding numerous watchdog stories, although many different technical skills and reporting paths could fit
We encourage reporters with diverse experiences and backgrounds to apply
A candidate who can speak Spanish or another world language spoken widely in Oregon (such as Mandarin, Vietnamese or Russian) fluently enough to do interviews would be considered a tremendous asset

To apply, please submit electronic copies of the following: