Education Reporter

Are you a reporter whos passionate about helping people understand the ins and outs of new policies and laws and their impacts on the classroom children and other stakeholders Do you enjoy attending school board meetings talking to parents and education experts Do you have a knack for taking complicated issues and making them understandable If so you could be Central Florida Public Medias next education reporter. From the expansion of school choice programs to limits on what can be taught in classrooms theres never a shortage of education stories to tell.

Who We Are

Central Florida Public Media connects & empowers our region through trustworthy independent journalism and thoughtful conversation rooted in fact. We serve Central Floridians who seek unbiased truthful information and nuanced discussion -- people who share a common curiosity and concern about the complex issues and challenges facing our community nation and world. We consider our workforce to be our most important asset and we value our people both as team members and as individuals.

The station is operated by Community Communications Inc. based in Orlando. We are the primary providers of NPR and public media content in Central Florida. We offer a full benefits package including health insurance 401k and generous paid time off. We embrace flexibility and offer work-from-home options for most positions.

Position Summary

The Education Reporter will cover a wide range of issues impacting k-12 students and teachers as well as college and university students faculty and staff. Youll be charged with reporting on everything from changing state laws and policies and their local impact to trends in education to local school boards and the impact of their decisions as well as other important stories.

When it comes to story production around 75% of your time will be spent on beat specific content and the other 25% on general assignment reporting. By collaborating with internal teams and external sources the position ensures timely fact-based coverage across multiple platforms supporting the organizations mission to provide trusted public service journalism

The successful Education Reporter is someone who has a passion for not only explaining whats happening but diving into what it all means and the impact on children and other stakeholders across Central Florida. You must have exceptional judgement and understand the value of including diverse voices of real people in your work. While not a requirement the ideal candidate would also have experience hosting local breaks and newscasts during Morning Edition and All Things Considered and an interest in becoming a backup host.

This position is based in Orlando Florida; the Education Reporter must reside within Central Florida Public Medias coverage area (Orange Seminole Osceola Volusia Lake Marian Sumter Brevard and Polk counties).

Salary: $55000 - $70000 annually

Location: Orlando Florida

Contract: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities

• Research and write succinct relevant timely enterprise investigative and daily news stories for multiplatform distribution.

• Incorporate data analysis with compelling storytelling as a means of producing impactful journalism.

• Accurately write and produce education stories and long form feature reports as part of newsroom and collaborative efforts.

• Produce stories that explore the impact of Florida education policies and the realities of the day-to-day running of some of the largest school districts in the country.

• Collaborate with internal and external resources to keep abreast of education news and trends and share content and ideas.

• Contribute to Central Florida Public Medias day-to-day general assignment reporting.

• Assist with special projects like reporting series audio documentaries specialty podcasts and on-air fundraising shifts.

• Possible fill-in hosting.

• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Qualifications & Skills for Success

Required

• Experience creating content for multiplatform distribution such social media script writing and video production photography print and audio stories.

• Experience collaborating with editors to monitor update and prioritize online and on-air news content using local national and international resources.

• Experience building and maintaining a robust network of sources to inform news coverage.

• Experience proposing and implementing strategies to strengthen each days news content.

• Understanding of and enthusiasm for Central Florida Public Medias mission to provide public service journalism to Central Florida.

• Understanding of journalistic ethics.

• Experience maintaining high journalistic standards under deadline pressure including standards of objectivity balance and fairness.

Preferred

• Audio reporting experience.

• Experience reporting on education and education policy.

• Experience maintaining a reporting beat.

• Knowledge of Floridas education system and policies.

• Experience with audio editing software such as Adobe Audition.

• Experience with video editing software such as CapCut Rush or Adobe Premiere.

• Experience running an audio board.

• Experience hosting local breaks and newscasts during NPRs Morning Edition and All Things Considered.

• Bilingual (Spanish Haitian Creole Portuguese)

How to Apply

To be considered for this position please send an email to with your resume three work samples and cover letter telling us why youre a great fit for this position why Central Florida Public Media is a great fit for you and how you heard about the position. Only complete applications will be reviewed.

Apply by May 18 2026 to be considered in the first round of applicants.

Location and Working Conditions

This position is based in Orlando Florida and the Education Reporter should reside or be willing to relocate to be within Central Florida Public Medias coverage area (Orange Seminole Osceola Volusia Lake Marian Sumter Brevard and Polk counties). Orlando is a diverse and welcoming city with beautiful parks and neighborhoods vibrant food arts and sports scenes and a strong sense of community. For outdoor enthusiasts were less than an hour from the beach and were surrounded by beautiful lakes natural springs and rivers for kayaking diving tubing hiking and more. We also have a few theme parks you mightve heard of! Our average high temperature in January is 72 degrees and our average high in the summer is only 92. Let us show you why Central Florida is a great place to call home!

Much of this work is done in an indoor location; some outdoor work will be involved. There may be extended periods of working at a computer. This position must be available for meetings trainings events and breaking news coverage outside of normal working hours.

Central Florida Public Media provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.