Correspondent - Marketplace
About The Position
Marketplace is looking for a correspondent with proven audio and video reporting abilities and a passion for covering business and financial news in Marketplace’s explanatory and accessible style. Marketplace focuses on engaging communities directly to create content that informs, includes, and inspires by building trust and connection through audience-centered, distinctive, useful, and emotionally resonant journalism. This involves developing an audience-first approach, producing work that succeeds across platforms, increasing video and visual storytelling capabilities, collaborating effectively across teams, and prioritizing immersive, memorable journalism. The correspondent will cover daily stories and features on a variety of subjects, from corporate news to consumer behavior, housing to the changing workforce, and macroeconomic trends to financial markets. This position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement between MPR and SAG-AFTRA.
Requirements
- BA degree or equivalent work experience.
- Correspondent Level: 15+ years reporting or similar experience, national level experience preferred.
- Breadth of general industry knowledge.
- Strong oral and written skills with ability to deliver originality in writing.
- Capacity to deliver quick turn-around reporting.
- Experience producing audio, video and digital stories.
- Ability to develop stories with multiple interviews, scene changes and strong knowledge of subject matter.
- Ability to deliver top-quality stories.
- Ability to set fresh directions in stories.
- Knowledge of various process approaches and necessary resources for a given project/assignment.
- Demonstrated reporting and production skills.
- Ability to maintain high journalistic standards under deadline pressure, including standards of balance and fairness.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Skill in creative use of sound, writing and storytelling.
- Ability to develop mastery of all recording and production equipment and techniques.
- National reporting experience
Nice To Haves
- Radio reporting experience
- Knowledge of specific industries
- Digital production knowledge
Responsibilities
- Pitch and report ideas for daily news items, features and digital elements for Marketplace shows and digital platforms.
- Cover a variety of assignments including occasional hosting duties.
- Write sharp, concise, and accurate copy, for audio and video segments.
- Synthesize multiple strands of a story and produce under tight deadlines.
- Deliver substantive reports quickly on varied subjects as shows need.
- Consistently deliver stories with Marketplace’s writing style and pace.
- Gather information, audio and video for reports and programs.
- Assist other reporters, producers, and editors with information.
- Maintain a wide variety of sources.
- Other duties as assigned, including meetings and other events.
Benefits
- Medical plans with HSA and FSA options
- Dental
- Vision
- Life and AD&D
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave after 1 year
- Vacation (3 wks./per year, pro-rated, based on hours worked)
- Sick time (12 days, pro-rated, based on hours worked)
- Holiday Pay (10 holidays + 2 floating holidays each year)
- Volunteer Time (8 hours per year)
- Long-Term Care and Critical Illness insurance options
- Employee Assistance Program
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
