Reporter I (Temporary 9-month contract)

We are looking for a talented writer for a 9-month contract position at NPR Digital. It will be a five-day schedule that will include both weekend days. You can be on-site at our Washington, DC headquarters, NY, or CA offices. Or you can be remote within the U.S. This temporary position will backfill a reporter who is on leave, and is a fantastic opportunity for an early-career journalist, or someone who is in-between jobs, to get some invaluable experience and portfolio-worthy clips. We want a reporter who can write quickly, conversationally and with precision. This is the right role for a journalist who sees, and prides, themself as a generalist – comfortable writing about anything from baseball to budget policy.This reporter will need to act in the moment -- starting a live blog when news warrants, for instance -- all the while keeping an eye on Chartbeat, Twitter, CrowdTangle and other signals to ensure we are staying competitive, and covering the right stories in the right way.