Education Reporter

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel part of the USA TODAY NETWORK is seeking an experienced reporter with multimedia skills to advance our daily enterprise and explanatoryhighereducation coverage. Our aim is to deepen and grow our connection with our audience fully tapping into stories that resonate with students parents employers taxpayers faculty and includes public and private four-year colleges and universities as well as technical colleges a broad range of stories requiring a mix of interests and Wisconsin the states university system is at a pivotal point as it copes with turnover in three key roles: the system president chancellor of the states flagship university in Madison and athletic ideal candidate will be able to understand budgets and funding explain policy concerns and navigate the political and demographic changes that are creating a period of upheaval reporter must demonstrate curiosity and be able to shift easily between different topics such as the burden of student debt interesting research campus trends and educationinstitutions efforts to reimagine their in the job will require:Effort in reaching new audiences. We need someone who can mix creative stories aimed at drawing new readers and in-depth enterprise that will satisfy longtime in how to approach stories. We need someone comfortable telling stories via text audio and video and able to identify the right format for each story. The reporter should be able to tell stories quickly when needed in-depth when called for and always with with the demands of a digital world. We need someone who can ensure content is optimized with strong headlines links video and photo galleries aware of the contribution strong SEO can play in reaching our to diversity in topics and sources. We need someone who sees all facets ofhighereducationand how it intersects with people of different looking for someone who can smoothly partner with other reporters when stories touch multiple beats bringing greater context to our and drive in creating a rich source network. We need someone who is able to put issues in state and national to step back and see larger stories and put issues in state and national context. We need someone who can maintain the rhythm of a daily beat while recognizing topics that are ripe for broader exploration or :Bachelors or masters in communications journalism or an equivalent combination of education and of three years of reporting command of newswriting grammar and copy-editing skills and the ability to produce content that is clean accurate and publication passionate and enthusiastic about news and content that will work well with audiences on social comfortable using social media platforms to enhance reporting and deliver reporting ethics and in a fast-paced news environment and understands the digital first well with others and can work with a team on the biggest be willing to travel on short notice to cover breaking news role requires a valid drivers license reliable transportation and the minimum liability insurance required by state instructionsWe are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply dont limit your upload to a resume; show us what youve done. To do so please submit:Your resume one to two pages.A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what youve produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.#Newsgnt#LI-NC1