Education Reporter

Job Summary:

The Education Reporter is responsible for covering a multitude of topics related to K-12 and higher education in Colorado, notably policy, public safety, budgeting and taxpayer spending in school districts, colleges and universities, and government by school boards and the Board of Regents. This reporter will also handle breaking news, features and general assignments as assigned.


A key component of this job is to regularly produce enterprise and feature stories, including in-depth analysis and investigative reporting. Your priority will be pursuing accountability journalism.

This position is physically based in Denver. Candidates from out of state must be willing to relocate to metro Denver.


Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Write daily stories focused on education and policy
• Produce enterprise stories about education and other issues, as assigned
• Pursue human-interest feature stories, as assigned
• Pursue breaking news stories
• Convey news and tell stories using multiple tools, including social media, photos and video
• Develop a wide range of sources
• Collaborate and maintain strong working relationships with staff at The Denver Gazette, Colorado Politics and the Colorado Springs Gazette
• Coordinate with colleagues on content, visual, digital and audience operations to present and promote stories
• Ensure that journalism standards are followed, notably accuracy and objectivity
• Consistently meet deadlines
• Serve as liaison for customers, sources and other community members

Other Duties:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Minimum Education & Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or mass communications. Minimum of three to five years of experience at a daily newspaper preferred.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.


Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately noisy.