Description
North Country Public Radio is seeking a creative, ambitious, and talented reporter to join our award-winning, nationally recognized news team. This position is based at NCPR’s headquarters in the St. Lawrence Valley, in Canton, New York. You will be joining a hardworking news team working in a geographically diverse region, from rolling hills and farmland to the St. Lawrence River and Thousand Islands, to the Adirondack Mountains, the Tug Hill Plateau, and Akwesasne Mohawk territory.
We tell the stories of the people who live in our region in eye- and ear-catching ways, challenging our assumptions and nurturing our curiosity. We dig deep and seek out the voices of people who haven’t been heard from a range of backgrounds. Our news team is a supportive and creative group of people who nurture each other. Our mottos are “get out of the building” and “have more fun!”
Headquartered at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, NCPR is in a beautiful part of the country, including the Adirondack Mountains, the St. Lawrence River, Lake Champlain, Fort Drum Army base, Akwesasne Mohawk territory, and nearby urban areas in Burlington, Vermont, and Ottawa and Montreal, Canada.
Our reporters cover critical issues facing our communities, including criminal justice and prison reform, policing, border and immigration, economic development, rural health care, agriculture, climate change, native issues, and much more. Annual salary is $62,353.20.
Primary Responsibilities include:
- General assignment reporter covering the St. Lawrence Valley.
- Produce news stories for broadcast, digital, and social media platforms that serve the mission of the news department to provide coverage of issues of regional importance.
- Enterprising and self-motivated, able to work on their own, and with a team.
- Establish a “mini-beat” to dig deeper.
- Encouraged to file national stories with NPR and other public media outlets.
- Work closely with editors and fellow reporters to produce your best work.
- Collaborate with the news team on special projects and investigative journalism.
- Will be trained to be a backup for live on-air shifts as necessary.
Interested applicants must apply online at https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/hiring.html.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position may be directed to David Sommerstein, Director of Local news & Content (david@ncpr.org).
All offers of employment are contingent upon the finalist successfully passing a background (including criminal records) check.
NCPR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Find us at https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- At least 1 year reporting experience, preferably in public radio
- Strong background in journalism for radio and digital platforms
- Excellent writing skills for broadcast and web
- Ability to work various hours, including nights and weekends, depending on assignment
- Valid Driver’s license and vehicle
Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to record and gather high-quality audio in the field
- Ability to use audio editing systems, such as Adobe Audition
- Knowledge of the history and culture of northern New York and the St. Lawrence Valley.
- Expertise in multi-media skills, including photography, visual journalism, data-based reporting, social media engagement, etc.
