Northeast Iowa Reporter

Iowa Public Radio • Cedar Falls, IA

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About The Position

Iowa Public Radio is an award-winning public media organization serving people throughout the state. We have strong relationships with NPR and regional collaborations like Harvest Public Media and the Midwest Newsroom. We serve our local communities while elevating our reporting for national audiences. And every four years, we have a front row seat for the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses. We’re looking for a journalist with great news judgement, a strong sense of curiosity, and a knack for enterprise reporting to be our next northeast Iowa reporter. You’ll cover an area that includes Waterloo – the region’s largest city and one of Iowa’s most racially-diverse, Cedar Falls – home to the University of Northern Iowa, and smaller cities and rural communities in northeast Iowa. You’ll join a great team of reporters in three other cities, covering state government, agriculture, health, politics and more. Our reporters have been selected for political, state government and health reporting partnerships with NPR in recent years, and we’re part of NPR’s Midwest Newsroom regional collaboration, which focuses on enterprise and investigative reporting. You’ll get a chance to work with the Midwest Newsroom team, bringing original reporting to a regional audience. And we’ll support you in building relationships with NPR editors and landing stories on the network, from Morning Edition to Here & Now to Up First. The Cedar Falls-Waterloo metro offers lots of opportunities for dining, brew pubs, live music, performing arts and recreation. The Cedar River flows past the cities, and is lined with state and county parks. If you like cycling, the area has a great system of trails, including one that will take you to Cedar Rapids, nearly 70 miles away. If you’re passionate about impactful journalism, ethics and diversity, are adept at handling multiple projects at a time, and want to be part of a great and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you. We know there are great candidates who might not exactly fit into what we’ve described here or who have important skills we haven’t listed. If that sounds like you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

Requirements

• One year of experience in a professional journalism environment, including internships
• Experience working in multimedia platforms, including photographs and web platforms
• Experience operating or a desire to learn to operate broadcast equipment including audio boards, digital editing systems (e.g. Adobe Audition), field recording units, and other production equipment

Nice To Haves

• One-year full-time experience as a public radio reporter, anchor, producer, or host
• Firm foundation in journalism ethics, news gathering, and reporting techniques

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed