Agriculture Reporter (Level 1 Journalist)
This hybrid role is based in Chicago.
Reuters seeks a dedicated reporter to join its Chicago-based agriculture team. With the Ukraine war upending global grain trading patterns, Brazil surpassing the United States as a main exporter of most crops and extreme weather patterns linked to climate change challenging farmers globally, this is a very exciting time to join our Agriculture team.
This is a varied role and would suit a reporter that's comfortable writing on price movements in soybeans, corn, wheat or livestock markets as well as producing scoops and investigative pieces on food and agriculture in the United States. This role also offers some opportunities to report on other topics in Reuters’ largest Midwest bureau and will include beat-specific training.
As an Agriculture Reporter at Reuters, you are likely to be required to travel within the U.S. farm belt and will be working closely and collaboratively with reporters around the world. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to pitch original story ideas, use visuals and graphics to bring stories to life and incorporate new reporting techniques and technology within their work.
About the Role
As an Agriculture Reporter at Reuters, you will:
Write daily market reports covering Chicago Board of Trade futures, cash grain and potentially livestock markets.
Closely monitor crop condition reports, grain and oilseed sales and processing
Develop and maintain sources to break news ahead of the competition
Develop, pitch and deliver initiative stories
Use multimedia as appropriate to tell stories- graphics, pictures and TV
Work together with large global teams to break news and undertake reporting projects
About You
You're a fit for the role of Agriculture Reporter at Reuters if you have:
Demonstrable experience as a journalist, with experience of covering markets, commodities trading, and the agriculture industry.
A proven track record in delivering exclusives, and extensive experience breaking news and handling big breaking stories in real time.
Experience in developing deep sources, pitching, reporting and writing long-form stories.
Strong communication skills with a highly organized-approach to tasks.
The ability to clearly explain complex subjects to a wide audience as well as to the professional reader.
Proven ability to work closely and collaboratively as part of a diverse team spanning regions.
This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between Reuters and the NewsGuild of New York, CWA Local 31003, AFL-CIO.
Please Note: The deadline for applications is Monday 18th December 2023. Early applications are encouraged.
What’s in it For You?
At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:
Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists
Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits
Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.
(Internal candidates: Please note this position is incorrectly listed as being in the EIC job family).
About Reuters
Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Reuters: The Real World in Real Time.