Reporter

The Columbian, Southwest Washington’s news leader in print and online, seeks a full-time reporter to join its metro news team covering Vancouver City Government, Federal Agencies and Congress, Military and Veterans Affairs and Federal Politics.

Regular hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, with the possibility of occasional overtime and weekend work. The ideal candidate will enjoy both hard news and enterprise work and regularly produce in-depth packages for Sunday A1 and online special reports. We seek someone with the desire, knowledge and experience to be able to present their journalism in a variety of formats, including in writing and in person. We expect them to be committed to telling the stories of underrepresented communities and focus their coverage through the lens of diversity, equity and inclusion.

Preferred qualifications include:

A bachelor’s degree.
Two to three years of reporting experience for a daily newspaper.
Demonstrated ability to report and write complex enterprise and project stories.
Demonstrated experience using social media and multimedia as tools for gathering and disseminating news.
Demonstrated experience telling stories of underrepresented individuals, cultures and communities.

We offer competitive pay and an excellent benefits package, which includes profit sharing/401(k). If you are looking for a challenge and an opportunity to report on the largest city in Southwest Washington, please send a cover letter indicating your salary requirements and online experience, along with your résumé and five work samples to:

:

The Columbian, attn: Human Resources

P.O. Box 180, Vancouver, WA 98666

e-mail: jobs@columbian.com