HISD Reporter

The Houston Landing is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to advance democracy in our communities and strengthen the lives of all Houstonians one story at a time. Houston Landing is an independent, nonprofit digital news operation that will cover a broad range of topics serving the Greater Houston community. Houston Landing is initially supported by a coalition of three of Houston’s leading philanthropies including Arnold Ventures, The Houston Endowment, and the Kinder Foundation.

At Houston Landing, we are expanding our newsroom team to include an education reporter responsible for telling important, timely and engaging stories about Texas’ largest school district, the Houston Independent School District. This position is full time and will be based in Houston.

What you’ll do

You’ll cover important and interesting news that emerges from one of the largest school districts in the country. These stories will range from compelling breaking news that needs to be written quickly to enterprise or feature stories that might take a week or more of reporting.
You’ll work with members of the newsroom to adeptly tell these stories in a variety of ways — traditional articles, videos, photo slideshows and online interactives. You and your supervisors will decide which format fits each story best.
You’ll be immersed in the community, routinely attending gatherings, town halls and other types of events to find sources and story ideas. You’ll visit with parents, students and teachers to find stories about people who are affected by the decisions made in these meetings.
You will align your beat coverage around one of our key pillars: producing stories that offer solutions and improve civic engagement.
You will ensure your reporting prioritizes community information needs and includes diverse perspectives.
You’ll work with your editor and the audience team to promote a social media strategy and figure out how best to reach our key audiences.