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POSITION SUMMARY

Spectrum is looking for an experienced and savvy data reporter to bring a new era of quantitative reporting to our site.

Spectrum is an autism news site intended for scientists, although many non-scientists read us too. We seek a data maven who is excited to analyze data from autism research and produce valuable databases, maps and visualizations.

You'll take on long-term projects, including creating databases of autism drugs and designing interactive graphics, such as our map of global autism prevalence. You'll also produce data-driven news stories and accompanying graphics.

You will work with our award-winning team to find the stories behind the numbers in autism research, hold scientists accountable, and find trends by connecting dots. This is a fantastic opportunity for a data-visualization expert looking to dive into an exciting and rapidly growing field.

Bring at least three years of experience in data-driven reporting. We offer a generous salary and truly excellent benefits.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assess the news value of data and data analysis
• Report data-driven news and feature stories and help produce accompanying graphics and interactive applications
• Collaborate with the multimedia director, reporters and developers to create high-quality, data-driven graphics and elements to accompany traditional stories
• Build new forms of storytelling devices to illustrate ideas that aren't best communicated with text alone
• Write news, profile and long-form stories that educate, challenge and inspire our audience of scientists
• Cultivate sources, embed yourself in the community and be the first to know about trends and provocative advances
• Attend and report from conferences
• Keep abreast of trends in digital storytelling as well as programming techniques

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Attention to detail and ability to thoroughly check work for accuracy
• Working knowledge of Excel
• Proficiency with relational databases and structured query language (SQL)
• Strong analytical, research and investigative skills
• Experience with public-records requests for databases
• Familiarity with math and basic statistics for data analysis
• Experience analyzing data with code (Python, R)
• Familiarity with mapping applications using geographic information systems (GIS)
• Command of HTML, CSS and JS
• Knowledge of D3 and Illustrator is a plus.

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

• Please submit a resume, a portfolio of your work and cover letter stating your interest in the position.

The Simons Foundation's Diversity Commitment

Many of the greatest ideas and discoveries come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds and experiences, and we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment. The Simons Foundation provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status or any other protected category under federal, state and local law.

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**This job application is geared toward the following industries: marketing, technology, retail and real estate**

Hey, want to write about the business of a specific industry for Morning Brew? Perfect. We are hiring someone to launch and be the sole writer of a new industry-specific newsletter launching in Q1 of 2019. We currently have job postings up for real estate, retail, emerging technology and marketing.

What’s a Morning Brew?

Morning Brew is making the business world more engaging and exciting for young professionals. Every day at 6 am we send a business newsletter to 750,000 readers (and counting).

Who’s behind it? We are a 9-person team with skills in editorial, advertising, technology, growth, sales, and product management. But we all share the same passion for learning, creating, and turning the Brew into a household name.

So … why are we writing about specific industries?

Right now, we send out one kick-ass email a day, but we’re itching to send out a few more. By diving into industry verticals, we can create more of the same witty, conversational, and informative content our community loves.

Here’s where you come in:

You will join our team as a full-time employee and write 100% of the newsletter 3 times a week. That includes:
- Curating the most important news pieces
- Writing the stories
- Representing Morning Brew marketing in both the physical and digital world

Our aspiration is for you to grow with us—we want you to become the thought leader in the space by giving you both the resources and the audience reach to get you there.

Who we’re looking for:

You are obsessed with the business news of a specific industry.
- We don’t care who handed you that Kool Aid, but you are ripping shots of it.
- You could talk to a wall about the industry and have a great conversation.
- That little breakthrough that might change the market forever? That recent policy change that is about to rock every process? You’re first to know about it and first to freak out about it.

You dig our vibe.
- You agree that business news is broken, and want to be a part of the change.

You have a unique voice.
- When you write, your personality shines through. Readers could recognize it’s you even if your name isn’t on the piece.

You have an incredible pulse on this specific industry.
- You have the ability to sift through the news and identify what really matters—not what simply drives clicks.

You have serious writing chops.
- That means a close attention to detail. You must be able to catch any and all mistakes and use compelling sentence structure to engage readers.

Must be able to meet deadlines. Simple as that.

Logistics
- You will work with us in our WeWork in NYC
- Competitive salary with opportunity for upside

We’re looking for someone who is ready to break news, deliver analysis and develop features on issues that impact law firms’ business, such as competition for talent, geographic expansion, management and compensation. The ideal candidate is smart, energetic, a great writer, and eager to be part of ALM’s digital-first global newsroom. The candidate must be capable of writing quick, breaking news stories, as well as deeper enterprise pieces. The ideal candidate will be familiar with the legal industry, although applications from journalists who have shown themselves to be a quick study in other areas of business reporting are welcome. Recent grads are also welcome.

Responsibilities

Produce breaking news stories on tight deadlines for readers of The New York Law Journal and other major legal industry markets. As a baseline, our reporters are expected to average at least a story a day and two enterprise stories a month. Most exceed that.
Write authoritatively on business issues of critical interest to legal industry professionals.
Focus on not just what law firms are doing, but what they are likely to do, and trends impacting them.
Develop sources, establish and broaden a base of industry contacts.
Produce enterprise articles, including features and investigative pieces, while juggling daily news commitments.
Work well in a team environment with colleagues based around the world.

Qualifications

Demonstrated reporting and writing skills, especially for a business audience.
Ability to write fast and be versatile handling multiple story ideas and assignments
Ability to develop ongoing source relationships.
Excellent organizational and communication skills.
Able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Positive, team-oriented mindset
Knowledge of business issues affecting the legal industry.
Degree in journalism/communications.

The Senior Editor is the editorial head of NPR’s Latino USA, an award-winning weekly public radio program and podcast that focuses on Latinos and the Latino experience. The Senior Editor supervises the editorial and production process of the show, edits individual stories, and is responsible for overseeing the tone and content of the program, adhering to rigorous journalistic standards as well as consistently bringing cutting-edge storytelling to the show. The Senior Editor, along with the Senior Producer and the Production Manager form the three-part Latino USA leadership team.

This is a full-time position based in Harlem, New York City that reports to Futuro Media’s Executive Director, and works closely with Host & Executive Producer Maria Hinojosa and all other departments at Futuro Media.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Serve as general head of Latino USA’s editorial content. Oversee all editorial/creative aspects of the show, from developing story ideas to reviewing the final weekly show and maintaining the editorial, style and production standards of the program.
Oversee editing processes and manage the junior editor and other editorial staff as necessary.
Decide on editorial angles of stories and interviews.
Work with in-house producers, freelancers and collaborators to edit, produce and shape stories in Latino USA’s style.
Supervise writing and editing of show scripts.
Lead pitch meetings.
Provide detailed edit notes on stories at various stages of production.
Maintain a consistent sound and “voice” of the show.
Develop and execute partnerships for editorial content with other programs and journalistic outlets.
Responsible for program’s balance and adherence to NPR and Futuro Media codes of ethics.
Supervise writing and editing of web content associated with radio stories.
Regularly assess the show’s content and editorial priorities.
Provide vision and leadership to editorial and production staff of Latino USA.
As needed, support Host/EP and senior staff with Development-related tasks.
As needed, provide editing or act as an editorial sounding board for other Futuro Media properties.

SUCCESS IN THE JOB WILL REQUIRE:
Ability to work in a team environment that promotes collaboration and effective communication across all departments.
Adaptability and the ability to solve problems as they arise.
Excellent journalism chops.
Sensitivity to reporting on untold stories and underreported communities.
A cutting-edge storytelling sense.
Sensitivity to a workplace environment committed to diversity.

Democracy Now! seeks a creative and driven social media maven with a strong news background and analytics orientation to lead our online engagement efforts. This person will be responsible for the strategy and implementation of social distribution for Democracy Now! on a daily basis. They will tailor and supplement daily news and breaking news content for distribution on established and emerging social and digital platforms, be knowledgeable and up-to-date about new strategies and digital innovations in online news distribution, thrive in a fast-paced deadline-driven daily news environment, and be passionate about expanding the audience for Democracy Now!’s news content and supporting its non-commercial, independent news mission.

The workday begins at 7:00am ET, to coincide with the live daily TV & radio newscast at 8:00am ET.

Responsibilities:

-Lead development and implementation of Democracy Now!’s social media and online outreach strategy
-Use social platforms to attract new audiences and increase engagement and loyalty
-Tailor and supplement news content for social distribution
-Monitor social media, trending news items and analytics to identify and maximize viral opportunities
-Maintain and update standards and best practices for social publishing
-Leverage social platforms to promote special programming, events, fundraising campaigns and other engagement opportunities
-Identify and refine effective publishing strategies through content testing, research, and monitoring of current and emerging practices and strategies
-Support production team in content copyediting and publishing for web and broadcast
-Coordinate with guests and organizations featured on the daily news hour to promote their appearances on social platforms
-Identify strategic opportunities for community outreach to enhance news content and increase engagement and loyalty
-Recruit, supervise and mentor 3-4 part-time interns and one full-time social media fellow
-Engage in strategic online outreach to influencers, publishers, journalists and organizations to promote news content
-Provide benchmark reports on social audience and engagement

Qualifications:

-3-5 years experience with proven results in social media and digital journalism
-Passion for news and commitment to the mission of Democracy Now!
-Deep knowledge of core social channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, SoundCloud, Tumblr and Reddit
-Experience recruiting, training and managing staff and interns
-Experience managing social presence and strategy for comparable news outlet preferred
-Strong copywriting and editing skills, detail oriented, and can meet daily deadlines
-Experience with CMS publishing, analytics platforms, A/B testing
-Creative, flexible and comfortable with the pressures of a live news environment
-SEO and content strategy experience a plus
-Video/audio/image editing, knowledge of HTML a plus
-Bilingual Spanish/English a plus

This is a full-time New York City-based position with competitive compensation and a generous benefits package.

Democracy Now! is an equal opportunity employer. People of color, people with disabilities, women and LGBTQ-identified people are encouraged to apply.

Seeking: Podcast Engineer to help launch a culturally relevant series on healing the effects of sexual violence and transforming our MeToo culture.

An ideal role for an up-and-coming podcast engineer interested to produce a limited-series podcast from the ground up as a professional calling card. Equally adept at working in a theater to record a live event, or in a living-room-studio using their own recording and editing equipment. Experience in marketing podcasts and cross-promoting with existing podcasts a definite plus.

Refinitiv LPC is the premier global provider of information on the syndicated loan and high yield bond markets. Our first-to-the-market news, comprehensive real-time and historic data helps industry players stay informed about market trends and facilitate trading and investment decisions. With offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Sydney and Tokyo LPC is the one source for comprehensive coverage of the syndicated loan markets worldwide.

Responsibilities:
Refinitiv LPC is seeking a skilled and energetic journalist to cover the private U.S. secondary loan market. The ideal candidate will be able to quickly deliver news on secondary loan trading and adjacent markets, including high yield bonds and credit default swaps. The reporter will also be able to conceive and write longer pieces on secondary trends for LPC’s print publications, real time news service LoanConnector and the Reuters newswire.

Skills:

•Excellent contact building, strong people skills and initiative are key for breaking news in a private market and producing market-moving off diary stories
•An understanding of the syndicated loan market, how the fast-paced news cycle impacts loan trading and how this translates into breaking secondary market news is a plus but training will also be provided
•Strong written, communication and organisational skills are a must, along with two years of relevant financial reporting experience, newswire experience a plus
•Candidates who have worked in either a syndicated lending or credit trading capacity will also be considered.

Requirements:

•2+ years of financial journalism experience or experience working in syndicated finance
•Strong interpersonal and communications skills
•Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
•Strong knowledge of financial markets and investment banking
•A good contact book and the ability to network and develop sources and contacts

Ad Age—the daily must-read for an influential audience of decision makers and disruptors across the marketing and media landscape—is seeking a Web Producer to help maintain and manage our web, mobile and social platforms. We’re looking for someone who has an appreciation for the future of media, has a background specifically in digital photo and video production, interactive design for journalism and some understanding of creating great user experiences. An interest in helping a leading news organization thrive in a digital age and knowledge of the tools and technologies that will grow Ad Age's online presence is essential. This opportunity works collaboratively with our reporters, designers, editors, and developers, and will touch many parts of what we do online.

Responsibilities

-Support both the Ad Age and Ad Age Creativity editorial teams in photo, multimedia and digital page production: Editing, resizing, posting, and archiving in content management systems as well as external platforms such as social media and asset management systems
-Work closely with reporters and editors to visualize data, create and package charts/graphics, design searchable/sortable datasets and build other interactive elements such as multilayered (parallax) pages and slideshows for desktop, mobile and social web experiences
-Use HTML, CSS and Javascript to design and build novel presentations and interactive news applications for non-traditional stories and story elements, working closely with content team to conceive and develop new ways to tell stories (both for daily content and print-to-web)
-Work closely with the design and web development teams to build out new front end and back end products for users (audience) and editors
-Continually improve our online user experience by troubleshooting front end user experience incongruities with the help of the web development team
-Support Ad Age Creativity with ongoing partner and customer interactions and support
-Aggressively keep pace with trends in online storytelling and digital media

Basic Qualifications

-Fluency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and proficiency with visualization libraries such as D3 and highcharts
-Data visualization experience, and a proven ability to conceive and create charts, graphs and other interactive presentations from data
-Bachelor’s degree in art, new media or related field
-Strong background in Adobe Creative Cloud applications (most especially Photoshop, Premiere Pro and AfterEffects), Quicktime Pro and a keen visual sense to put them to use
-Strong prioritization and communication skills
-Proficiency with content management systems and third-party systems and platforms (ex: Asana/Trello/Jira, Brightcove)
-Strong design and user experience skills
-Ability to work quickly and accurately
-Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
-Use and appreciation of social media, content syndication and other new forms of distribution

Preferences

-Masters degree a plus
-Fluency in Sketch
-Experience in a weekly or bi-weekly newsroom with breaking news stories strongly preferred
-Prior experience editing and encoding video a plus

CR's next Senior Writer/Editor Auto, is a seasoned automotive journalist who loves cars, understands the auto industry and knows how to communicate that from a consumer's point of view.  We're looking for someone who can generate enterprise, original content, across digital, print, social and video platforms, that is on-strategy, on-time and well-packaged and highly engaging. You will also assist with idea generation while managing your workflow across CR's multimedia products.

This position is located at Consumer Report's 327-acre Auto Test Facility in Colchester, CT, 22-miles southest of Hartford.
Responsibilities:
-Under general supervision conceives and executes high quality, well reported cross-platform in depth regular automotive content campaigns that will be published across print, digital, and video platforms; works closely with counterparts in Labs, Advocacy, Survey, Communications, Design, and other key stakeholders to maximize resources and consumer impact.
-Conducts large scale enterprise investigative reporting.
-Aggressively follows and reports on autos, ensuring content is relevant, timely, cutting-edge and addresses consumer needs in a proactive way.
-Attends trade shows and other industry events as needed.
-Acts as both in-house auto expert and CR auto representative for media outreach and public events.
-Acts as on-camera auto subject-matter expert for all CR video platforms; may be asked to execute rough drafts of video scripts.
-Edits the work of other writers in assigned product categories for publication on multiple platforms; advises other writers on best practices for digital content production.
-Partners with digital editorial team to maintain specialty products such as Buying Guides, Product Pages, and other regularly-updated content on Consumer Reports Online.
-Owns coordination of information from ATC, Advocacy, Survey, Social, Communications, Design, and other organizational teams that support assigned content areas.
-Participates in the planning and scheduling process, creates sidebars, infographics that animates stories and reports.
-Moves content through the production process, incorporating changes by related parties, copy-fitting, and conferring with art and production personnel.
-Writes headlines, subheads, captions, cover lines etc., as necessary. Prepares sourcing for fact-checking.
-Tests automobiles at ATC and in everyday life.  Collaborates with engineering team to create multi-media content.
-Actively participates as a member of an auto product testing and content team, conferring with other team members as necessary to ensure objectives for quality and timeliness are met.
-May write content, as needed, across all platforms.
-Maintains high level knowledge of one or more product or service categories within the content group.
-Mentors and coaches junior ATC Content Team Members.
-Performs other duties of the department as needed.

Qualifications
-Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of seven to 10 years of experience in multi-platform editorial for automotive, business or consumer project journalism required.
-A thorough knowledge of automobiles, the automotive industry and automotive engineering.
-Experience in high-speed automotive testing required.
-Ability to manage and lead in a cross-organizational capacity required.
-High level of competency in all aspects of reviewing and creating accurate and compelling stories across all platforms.
-Highly skilled in collecting and interpreting all data, internal and external, to create the most accurate and in context story possible.
-Ability to smoothly transition writing styles from hard news to expository review to opinionated blog.
-Excellent organizational skills and ability to meet rigid deadlines.
-Competency with page design software such as K4 and CQ as well as Microsoft Office and Google Docs highly beneficial.
-On-camera broadcast experience, mass media training, and a daily journalism background are preferred.
-Strategic creative skills essential.
-Must be able to work in self-directed capacity and to conceive and execute compelling multimedia content.
-Can translate complex technical automotive information into informative content across multiple platforms.
-High level of competency in editing and writing display copy, generating ideas for infographics across all media.
-Must maintain a driver’s license in good standing.

Lifehacker, Gizmodo Media Group's lifestyle site with 14 million monthly users, is looking for an experienced writer with wide-ranging interests to cover everything from news-pegged explainers to app reviews, travel tips, mental health stories, consumer tech and everything in between.

This is a position for a quick-witted, strong-voiced writer who is excited help other people “live their best lives”— but in a productivity and delight sort of way, rather than as an Oprah mantra. If you’ve got big ideas about what service-oriented lifestyle content should can be, we’d like to talk to you.

The ideal candidate will have:

Have at least 2-3 years of experience writing for a fast-paced online publication
Be capable of turning around around stories ranging from aggregated news blogs to longer features at a quick pace;
Be comfortable working across mediums, including video and podcasts;
Be eager to brainstorm about how to expand Lifehacker’s coverage, and to work in a fun, collaborative environment.

This is a full-time staff position based in New York City. This position is in the WGA-E bargaining unit.