Reporter

InvestigateWest is a nonprofit news organization founded in 2009 that is dedicated to change-making investigative journalism for the Pacific Northwest. The Northwest-based newsroom covers a range of topics including the environment and climate change, health inequities, social justice, voting rights and government accountability. Our reporting appears on our website and is regularly republished by 15 news outlets across Washington, Oregon and Idaho. We also frequently partner with national publications including The Washington Post, The Atlantic and The Guardian.
Open Position

Location: Seattle, Washington

Beat: Migrant labor and equity issues in Pacific Northwest

Position:

The Pacific Northwest is home to numerous rural agricultural communities that depend on migrants and other vulnerable workers. This beat focuses on the challenges many workers confront, including dangerous working conditions and other concerns. The reporter will also cover issues related to equity and labor.

Salary and Benefits:
$48,000-$64,000

Benefits include 100% employer-paid health insurance, 50% of dental, retirement contribution, a work computer, three weeks of vacation, 11 paid holidays and a monthly work-from-home stipend of $100. A small relocation stipend is available for applicants outside of the Northwest.

Skills: Reporting, Writing, Bilingual Spanish

This position is sponsored in part by Report for America, a national service program that places talented emerging journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. Report for America is an initiative of The GroundTruth Project.

All Report for America Newsroom Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers.