Reporter, Health, Food and Safety

Consumer Reports•Yonkers, NY

4d•$105,032 - $112,600•Hybrid

About The Position

Consumer Reports is seeking a skilled reporter with the versatility to cover a range of topics, including consumer health, medicine, nutrition, food safety, product safety, and science. This role involves producing both short-form and long-form stories, diving into complex subjects with curiosity and skepticism, collaborating with experts and researchers, and writing clearly and efficiently. The reporter will contribute to various editorial tasks, including front-of-book service stories, online news stories, and content production within the CMS. Agility, flexibility, and a deadline-driven approach are essential due to the varied nature of the topics covered. The position offers the opportunity to work on impactful stories that can shape the marketplace.

Requirements

At least two to three years of reporting experience that demonstrates an ability to ask hard questions and dig deep to find answers.
Consistently turn around engaging, well-written stories quickly (at least one a week), while balancing competing demands and priorities.
Clean, engaging, and well-organized copy with a knack for translating complex information into compelling stories.
Ability to swiftly bring yourself up to speed on new beats.
Organized and able to work independently as well as collaboratively across multiple platforms and with other writers, editors, and experts from other departments.
Thrive in a fast-paced environment where multitasking is the norm.
Ability to work on multiple projects at once without losing focus or sacrificing attention to detail.
Welcome feedback on ideas and stories, and tackle revisions graciously.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in journalism.
Experience reporting on food safety, chemical safety, product safety, nutrition, and/or medicine.
Demonstrated agility and comfort diving into new topics.
Insatiable curiosity and a reporter’s thirst for knowledge.
Competency in WordPress and Google Docs, with the ability to learn other platforms as needed.
Versatile journalist who can collaborate with designers, video producers, and photo editors.
Adept at using SEO research, analytics, and other market data to guide work.
Comfortable in front of a microphone or camera for videos, social media, podcasts, and press appearances.

Responsibilities

Closely follow beats related to CR’s top issues including food safety and product safety.
Write health and food stories for print and online that are a mix of service and news, consistently cutting through hype and misinformation and surfacing the best available evidence.
Turn testing conducted by CR scientists on our product safety, food safety, and nutrition teams into fully reported stories that include expert input, scientific studies, “real people,” and research into relevant regulations, legislation, and litigation.
Possibly do social media, earned media, or public appearances related to your stories.