Description
Illinois Public Media (IPM) is accepting applications for a Agriculture/Environmental Reporter. The Agriculture/Environmental Reporter will lead Illinois Public Media’s in-depth coverage of agricultural and environmental issues affecting central Illinois with audio-rich stories accompanied by engaging digital content. This journalist will also work with videographers to bring audio rich stories to video for an annual environmental TV special and social media posts. This reporter will work with Harvest Public Media’s editorial team to produce ambitious reporting on the environment, the food production industry and rural issues that resonate across the Midwest. This reporter will also general assignment report or back-fill as a newscast hosting regularly. This is a grant-funded, limited-duration position (up to two years). This is an ideal position for early career audio journalists. This is NOT a remote position.
Requirements
- Build a robust and diverse network of sources to help inform coverage and break new ground in reporting.
- Foster community discussion around environmental, climate and agricultural issues that are impacting the region.
- Write and produce weekly radio newscast spots and web posts.
- Work with a videographer to write, edit, and produce video features.
- Identify relevant agriculture and environmental stories, put them into context and explain them in an engaging manner in audio-rich features and digital stories.
- On Sunday between 7:00 a.m.-noon, deliver a professional on-air presentation and operate the control board when anchoring live newscasts.
- Back-fill on other newscasts as needed.
- Participate in pledge fund drives and marking activities as assigned on behalf of Illinois Public Media.
