Business Reporter, Rhode Island

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description:

The Boston Globe is seeking a smart, curious, and dynamic business reporter to cover multiple industries as part of our fast-moving and flexible Rhode Island team. 

This job covers a lot of ground. We’re looking for someone who can report on the business of the restaurant and hospitality industry, looking into which restaurants and venues are opening or closing and why; bankruptcies and acquisitions; industry regulations; labor issues; chains; trends; and issues impacting owners, workers, and chefs. This is position is not focused on food critiques or tastings, but on the forces impacting what and where people eat in Rhode Island. 

Ideally, this person would be open to covering other business stories in Rhode Island as well, such as the business of health care and higher education. You’ll learn something new every day, develop deep sources, and break news that makes you an authority on your beat. 

But we’re not just looking for daily news coverage. We’re looking for someone who can write quick hits as well as step-back pieces and powerful enterprise. Someone who can deliver scoops and ask tough questions that hold people in power accountable.

You’ll be working at one of the strongest regional newspapers in the country, as part of an award-winning team that is creative, collaborative, enterprising, and innovative.

Please submit examples of your work (clips, links to online content, or a link to your digital portfolio) along with a cover letter when you apply. 

Responsibilities:

• Conceive, report, and write stories about the health care, higher education, and hospitality industries in Rhode Island for digital and print.
• Develop sources that give you access to the major players and help you own coverage of these industries.
• Generate and pitch story ideas and accept assignments from editors.
• Write quick-hits, well-reported dailies, and intriguing enterprise – and be willing to work on multiple stories at a time.
• File clean, compelling copy on deadline
• Learn and leverage SEO tools to help more people find your great work.
• Collaborate with reporters on the Rhode Island team as well as with colleagues in the Boston-based newsroom – including the audience development, photo, video, audio, and data visualization teams – to tell stories across platforms and reach the widest audience possible.

Qualifications: 

• At least three years of professional experience at a daily print or real-time digital news organization. 
• A digital-first mindset and a willingness to tell stories across a variety of media.
• A collaborative spirit, good sense of humor, and commitment to creating an inclusive work environment. .
• Multimedia experience (video, audio, data visualization) is a plus, but not required.
• Foreign language skills are a plus, but not required. 
• A willingness to adapt and be audience focused, with a curious mindset and a commitment to creating an inclusive work environment 

This is a full-time position based in our Providence, R.I., office, with a hybrid in-person/remote option. Candidates should be based in Rhode Island or willing to move to the Greater Providence area. 

The hourly rate for this role is $38.41 - $61.53.

This range reflects the band for this role. We are committed to fair and market-informed compensation. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates could be hired within the midpoint of the range. Compensation for the successful candidate will be informed by their particular combination of skills, experience, and qualifications.

This position is a union position covered by a collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Newspaper Guild.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

EEO Statement: At Boston Globe Media, our mission is to empower, connect, and convene our communities with independent, trusted journalism and storytelling. We know a critical part of achieving this is by having a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. Boston Globe Media is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes candidates and colleagues of all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and skills.