“Marketplace” seeks general assignment reporter in LA

Marketplace, the national business news program that prizes insight, creativity and excellent writing and sound, has an opening for a general assignment breaking-news reporter with strong digital skills.

This reporter will produce digital elements for marketplace.org and spot news reports and short-turnaround features for all Marketplace programs.

Based in a Marketplace newsroom in Los Angeles, this general-assignment reporter will report daily stories and quick-turnaround features strongly tied to the news on subjects from corporate news to consumer behavior, housing to the changing work force, macroeconomic trends to the financial markets.

Digital skills and ideas are required. If you want millions of people to hear your smart take on stories that affect their lives, Marketplace is your home. The reporter will produce for all Marketplace shows and platforms, on-air, online and audio.

This posting has an application deadline of March 31, 2016 (10pm PST).

Position Responsibility:

• Pitch and report ideas for daily spots and short-turn around features on business and money for Marketplace shows and Marketplace.org.
• Produce for website with writing and photography (supplying additional audio, visual material, related Web resources and original blog posts.)
• Cover a variety of assignments.
• Deliver substantive reports quickly on varied subjects as shows need.
• Consistently deliver stories with Marketplace’s writing style and pace.
• Develop ideas/proposals for reports and programs, both by the reporter and by other reporters, hosts and commentators.
• Provide breaking-news spots and live two-ways to the Morning Report as part of a rotation.
• Gather information and audio for reports and programs.

• Produce or assist in producing special programming, as assigned.
• Operate production and studio equipment and facilities.
• Assist other reporters, producers and editors with information.

• Maintain a wide variety of sources.
• Other duties as assigned.

To apply, go here.