Reporter, Globe Rhode Island
Boston Globe Media
- Providence, RI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Report and write news and feature stories each day on topics including transportation, infrastructure, the environment, green energy, and business.
- Distill complex subjects, reports, and data into readable articles on tight deadlines
- Digitally produce these stories for publication on Globe.com/RI and help promote them on social media.
- Cooperate and collaborate with the rest of the Globe Rhode Island team in covering breaking news events and on enterprise projects
- Monitor analytics and metrics to surface trends and hone our coverage of Rhode Island news
- At least 3-5 years experience as a journalist at a major market or publication
- Ability to write clean, compelling copy on tight deadlines
- Appetite for writing multiple stories on a variety of topics each day
- Ability to write deeply reported enterprise stories
- Digitally savvy and familiar with audience analytics
- Curious, creative, and eager to explore
- An eye for good stories that transcend location
- Multimedia experience – especially in audio, video, and social media-based storytelling – is a plus
- A willingness to adapt and be audience focused, with a curious mindset and a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment