Salt Lake Tribune seeks three journalists to cover innovation

With support from donors, the nonprofit Salt Lake Tribune will soon launch a pioneering team of journalists who will share with readers how Utah can creatively move forward. The Innovation Lab is a three-person team that will highlight what is working.

The team will focus on private sector approaches to public challenges.

Here are short summaries of the positions and links to apply:

• Innovation reporter: This journalist will focus on explanatory reporting, making data digestible and highlighting solutions. Topics beyond those outlined above include issues of equity in the workplace, how the economy recovers from the pandemic and how both urban and rural communities can find paths forward.
• Engagement reporter: Connecting with communities will be critical for this team. Instead of writing about Utahns, you will write for them. This reporter will launch the innovation newsletter and convene conversations across the state.
• Editor: Leading the Innovation team, this editor will partner with others in the newsroom, including reporters who cover the government, transportation and business as well as the visuals and digital teams. The editor will also engage with the Innovation Lab Council in regular dialog that will be shared publicly.