“Marketplace” seeks a digital reporter

When’s the last time you thought about:

Interest rates

401(k)s

To rent or to buy

Student loans

Finding the right credit card

Chances are pretty recently, just like the rest of us. Financial decisions underpin pretty much every move we make in life yet we’re often uncomfortable talking about them even with our closest friends and family. That’s why we’re hiring a digital reporter who’s ready to transform how we tell stories about our money and our lives. This role is integral to the Marketplace mission: decoding the economy for all of us.

So, what are we looking for? You: curious and imaginative, with a knack for finding unexpected angles on personal finance news. You’re tenacious and welcome the challenge of in-depth reporting projects, driven by audience engagement, data and traditional journalism. You want other news outlets to quote your original work, not figure out how to advance a story reported elsewhere.

You’re keen to explore storytelling across platforms, working primarily with digital, but offering stories and personal finance expertise to the suite of Marketplace products. You care about serving our existing Marketplace audience and reaching those not yet familiar with us.

Us: Marketplace is the most widely heard business show in the country – on radio or TV – heard by more than 20 million people on radio and on demand. We’re an innovative team in the middle of an exciting transition from a traditional radio shop to an ambitious multi-platform organization. We’re creative, think a little differently and don’t take ourselves too seriously. That said, we understand the critical importance of people understanding how the economy shapes the world around us.

Need more details? Keep reading…

This posting has an application deadline of January 14, 2019 (10pm PST).

Position locations:  Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY or Washington, DC

Position Responsibility:

• Report, write and develop digital stories ranging from quick turn-around social and/or written pieces to deeper features or data-driven interactives.
• Work collaboratively across the shop with everyone from other reporters to radio/podcast/video producers to digital designers and developers.
• Consistently engage listeners and digital consumers.
• Help foster a creative and productive work environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

 Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Five or more years of newsroom reporting.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Excellent news judgment and idea generation. Ability to take a news story and develop a sharp, distinct angle.
• Ability to quickly write in the Marketplace voice.
• Commitment to fairness and accuracy
• Experience writing and producing for digital, including social media.
• Familiarity with content management systems.
• Resourcefulness and ability to problem-solve.
• Independence, initiative and excellent judgment.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
• Strong critical judgment skills and the ability to make decisions regarding credibility, personality and value of material to program.
• Ability to successfully meet deadlines and handle multiple responsibilities under pressure on a consistent basis.
• Strong research skills.
• Superior communication, organizational and collaborative skills.
• Interested in emerging technology

Preferred Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

• Previous employment working in a national news organization.
• Experience working with talent.
• Field production experience.
• Reporting experience.

To apply, go here.