Education Reporter

Summary of Position

The Education Reporter will develop stories and cover breaking news by cultivating diverse sources to help build a diverse audience. The reporter will work closely with editors to monitor metrics and apply data to inform coverage as we serve our loyal readers, seek new subscribers and strive to better understand key audiences and topics. The beat calls for handling breaking news while producing daily and weekend enterprise. This position is responsible for covering education topics important to Long Islanders. The reporter must be able to juggle multiple stories on tight deadlines. 

Essential Duties & Functions

• Find enterprise stories and report on education in relation to the assignment/beat.
• Use social media to find sources and stories to supplement our reporting and to communicate about the topic areas they cover.
• Alternative storytelling and visual storytelling — collaborating with our teams, including on NewsdayTV coverage — are key growth areas, and reporters need to continue to develop skills in these areas. 

Essential Job Knowledge & Skills

• Experience covering education news is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to break news, file quickly and accurately for all our platforms, meet tight deadlines, juggle more than one story at a time, cultivate sources, understand the importance of data-driven reporting and produce high-profile enterprise stories.
• A self-starter who can bring a creative approach to covering the news.
• Comfortable and proficient using social media, smartphone photo and video and other media platforms to report and tell stories.
• Ability to write in an engaging manner is essential.
• Attention to detail is required.
• Ability and willingness to collaborate and build a rapport with others.
• Ability to find fresh story angles and write concise, lively copy in keeping with Newsday's tone and format.
• Proficiency shooting iPhone photos and videos is a necessary skill.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments simultaneously while meeting aggressive deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Ability to work a flexible and varied schedule to include weekends, holidays and extended hours as needed to support business needs.

Physical Requirements

• Employees are generally required to work in the office and/or out in the field a minimum of three (3) days per week.
• Ability to travel throughout Long Island as related to the assignment being covered.
• Driver’s license in good standing and reliable means of transportation are required.
• Ability to work a flexible and varied schedule to include weekends, holidays and extended hours as needed to support business needs.

Compensation

• The hourly base rate range for this role is $31.89 - $52.32, commensurate with experience.
• This position is represented by the Printing, Packaging and Production Workers Union of North America (PPPWU), Local 406-c.

Newsday Media Group is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants and incumbents are selected, placed, trained, compensated and promoted without regard to actual or perceived sex, race, color, age, national origin, citizenship, marital or domestic partner status, military/veteran status, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity or expression, religion or religious creed, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other characteristic protected by law.  In addition, Newsday Media Group provides a reasonable accommodation for applicants/incumbents with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources if you require a reasonable accommodation.

Newsday Media Group (NMG) is one of the nation’s most dynamic media organizations, serving Long Island and New York City through its portfolio of mobile and digital products, print publications and live events. With 19 Pulitzer Prizes and other esteemed awards for outstanding journalism, our mission and vision is to engage consumers and businesses by connecting them to the communities in which they live, work and play.

NMG properties include the award-winning Newsday, Newsday.com; amNewYork, New York City’s most widely circulated free daily paper along with its mobile app and amNY.com; Newsday Connect, the digital solutions company serving Long Island business owners; and Newsday Local Publishing, one of the Northeast's largest groups of weekly shopper publications.