This person, with exceptional news and relationship-building instincts, will work with Technical.ly’s managing editor and assistant editor to effectively and comprehensively report on the DC metro tech and innovation economy. This includes the companies, workforce and support system that underpin it.
At Technical.ly, we believe that journalism is a necessary act for strengthening any community. Our mission is to use news coverage to grow an audience of technologists and entrepreneurs inspired by local impact, and to bring them to action. The Technical.ly DC lead reporter will focus their reporting on the leaders of growing companies and the smartest technologists that support such companies. We fund our work by making connections in our community, through events, storytelling and services, particularly with talent acquisition strategies. Much of our most impactful work includes helping connect jobseekers and employers.
This reporter will be successful if they’re trusted by their beat and deliver a daily newsletter product with news, information and perspective that is worth signing up for.
The ideal candidate will excel in cultivating source relationships to consistently deliver valuable local business news, quickly and accurately. You should have experience in and a willingness to experiment with new media and an interest in supporting and learning from an experienced journalistic enterprise. Plus, as a small, growing news media startup, we’re probably more fun than your traditional editorial role.
This is a full-time position with a salary of $50,000 and a 4% company match toward 401k. Staff are eligible for the company’s health and dental insurance policies, a monthly IT stipend for our bring-your-own-device work environment and other related benefits.
The DC reporter will report to the Technical.ly managing editor and work closely with our distributed newsroom, in particular our Baltimore-based assistant editor. Though our editorial team is situated within the communities we report on, our newsroom is active daily via Slack, and we additionally find regular opportunities to work together in person across our markets. With the support of guest contributors and other content, we aim to publish three items per day on our DC site. This role will contribute the bulk of the 15 items we publish per week, including a mix of reported articles, recurring features and short-form posts geared toward the daily newsletter. Our editors do solicit guest posts and freelance contributions. There will be regular collaboration and daily coordination with editors and fellow reporters.
This role will operate remotely for the foreseeable future (you know, pandemic), but eventually, we will place you in a coworking space of your choosing. We come together as an entire team quarterly, when public health allows.
The person in this role is expected to spend roughly 90% of their time reporting in DC, and 10% doing supplementary tasks like supporting strategy, social media engagement and administrative work.
Expected responsibilities
Qualifications
The position is ideal for someone passionate about beat reporting and source development. Bonus points for being inspired by technology and our efforts to build a sustainable model for impactful local journalism. At its core, this is a reporting role. You will be the sole full-time editorial hire in DC, meaning you must have a drive to be the most connected person in a community.
Candidates should likely possess the following qualifications:
Other information
Interested individuals should contact Technical.ly Managing Editor Julie Zeglen at julie@technical.ly. Please submit a resume, short letter in the body of an email explaining your interest in the role, links to some examples of your work and contact info for 2 to 3 references.
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