“Marketplace” seeks reporter in New York

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.

Based in the Marketplace newsroom in New York, this general-assignment reporter will report daily stories and longer features 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.

A unique position within Marketplace, this reporter will spend 50 percent of his/her time working as a breaking-news reporter dedicated to the Marketplace Morning Report, which begins airing at 5:50 a.m. ET daily. The remainder of the reporter’s time will be spent producing features for all Marketplace shows on all platforms, on-air, audio and on Marketplace.org.

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.

Position Responsibility:

• Report on breaking news for Marketplace Morning Report and create 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.
• Ready to train to deliver live reports and host 2-ways.
• 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.
• Report special projects/series.

• 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.

Required Education and Experience:

• BA degree or equivalent work experience.
• Five or more years reporting or similar experience. Some experience at a national level preferred.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Ability to deliver consistently stories with program writing style and pace.
• Develop signature sound of voice and writing.
• Ability to work simultaneously on short and long term projects.
• Ability to guide the work of an intern.

• Depth of knowledge and experience within a specialization are important but breath in terms of general industry knowledge is required.
• Pitch original ideas and turn them into stories.
• Superlative oral and written skills with ability to deliver originality in writing.
• Capacity to deliver quick turn-around reporting.
• Ability to develop stories with multiple interviews, scene changes and strong knowledge of subject matter.
• Finds unexpected angles in stories, even in saturated topics.
• Ability to handle broad variety of complex assignments.
• Ability to deliver top-quality stories.
• Ability to set fresh directions in stories – think outside the box.
• Knowledge of various process approaches and necessary resources for a given project/assignment.

• Demonstrated reporting and production skills.
• Ability to maintain high journalistic standards under deadline pressure, including standards of balance and fairness.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Skill in creative use of sound, writing and story telling.
• Ability to develop mastery of all recording and production equipment and techniques.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments of short and long duration.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Radio reporting experience.
• National reporting experience.
• Knowledge of specific industries.
• Digital production expertise. 

Reporting To This Position:         None

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

• Must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Early morning working hours are required. 5:00 a.m. ET start time.
• Physical Demands:
  • Required to move about in an office environment and sit for extended periods of time
  • Required to move about in the community
  • Frequent use of hands for data entry/keystrokes and simple grasping
• Working Conditions:
  • Moderate noise level
  • Occasional exposure to prevalent weather conditions

To apply, go here.