NY Times seeks a climate policy reporter

The Climate Desk at the New York Times is looking for a high-energy and collaborative journalist to join the team of reporters covering climate and environmental policy and politics.

It’s a year of great upheaval in Washington and around the country, and we are looking for a reporter who can help readers understand what’s changing, where the hidden influences are and what all the changes mean.

You should have a track record of reporting that has produced scoops and has helped to shape the national conversation. You should have a body of work that shows deep sourcing, broad curiosity, a sharp eye for news, and a command of complex ideas.

This is a hybrid position based in Washington, DC, and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance.

Responsibilities:

• Break news on climate and environmental policy, focusing on the E.P.A., Interior and Energy departments and Congress.
• Pitch, report and write news and enterprise on climate and environmental policy.
• Contribute to live coverage on breaking news stories.
• Help readers understand the impact of regulations and the political forces at play.
• Collaborate with other policy reporters on news and enterprise.
• Deliver fast, clean copy in accessible style on complicated topics.
• Ensure accuracy and clarity.
• Work collaboratively with members of a multidisciplinary team.
• Meet tight deadlines and be able to thrive in a daily, unpredictable news environment.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience working for a daily news organization
• 3+ years of demonstrated beat authority
• A portfolio that demonstrates you are well-versed in current policy, and have a growing circle of expert sources among climate-focused researchers, policymakers, analysts, public interest groups and lawmakers
• A portfolio that includes news, enterprise and analysis
• Crisp, clear, evocative writing skills that also demonstrate a mastery of journalistic style and standards

Preferred Qualifications:

• Facility with visual and alternative forms of storytelling
• 8+ years of experience working for a daily news organization

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.
The annual base pay salary for this role is between $111,049.64 and $140,000.00.