News Reporter, Oakland Campus

Northeastern University is looking for an experienced news reporter for its award-winning daily news organization, Northeastern Global News. The news reporter will be based on Northeastern’s campus in Oakland, California, but will also be responsible for news coverage of the Seattle and Vancouver campuses.

The news reporter will produce stories that showcase the university’s community, academic programs, faculty research and expertise, experiential learning, and campus life.

NGN news reporters are journalists with experience researching, gathering and reporting timely information with superb clarity and accuracy. They are great at evaluating news tips to develop story ideas, identifying sources, conducting interviews and thorough reporting, and writing excellent articles according to our editorial style and standards.

The Oakland-based news reporter is a curious storyteller who is relentless is their pursuit of newsworthiness. He/she/they report to the executive editor of NGN in Boston, and are part of a team of NGN news reporters covering stories across Northeastern’s global university system.

In addition to reporting on news from the university’s research and teaching enterprise, the Oakland-based news reporter covers timely news and events that captivates news cycles around the world, and identifies unique angles to make the reporting relevant to the university.

The news reporter is a fast, accurate and excellent news writer who is responsible for producing great stories under tight deadlines, in a creative, collaborative, fast-paced, environment. Stories the Oakland-based news reporter will be covering include but are not limited to scientific discoveries, research findings from multiple disciplines, faculty and student achievements, and all aspects of campus life.

Northeastern is a comprehensive, global research university where many of the brightest minds innovate in labs, in classrooms and off campus, every day. Our experiential learning programs take students around the world for work, research and study.

This position is fully in-person and based on the Oakland campus with occasional travel to Seattle and Vancouver. Like all staff members in Communications, news reporters are occasionally required to work after hours and on weekend assignments.

Experience in higher education is not needed, nor is it desired.

Must have:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Newsroom experience

• Excellent writing and copy-editing skills

• Excellent command of AP style

• Excellent sense of what is news

• Superb focus on detail and accuracy while maintaining speed

• Respect for short deadlines

• Solid grasp on data and how to use it to inform storytelling

• Familiarity with SEO

• Knowledgeable about current social media platforms and using them for storytelling

• Curiosity

• Flexibility

• Sense of humor

• Excellent work ethic

• Love for problem solving, multitasking, collaboration

Great if you also have:

• Experience with content management systems, WordPress in particular
The expected hiring range for this position is USD $82,725 to USD $105,475 based upon the position’s scope and responsibilities.