Climate and Experiences Reporter
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Climate and Experiences Reporter at Skift focusing on travel and climate journalism. Creating engaging content while analyzing industry trends and practices.
Responsibilities:
- Daily Reporting & Content Creation: Break news and write compelling features across both beats, covering everything from climate policy and sustainability regulation to the tours, activities, and operators reshaping experiential travel.
- Create dynamic audio and video content that brings the climate and experiences beats to life for Skift's global audience.
- Accountability & Industry Analysis: Hold the travel industry accountable on sustainability by interrogating corporate commitments, identifying greenwashing, and spotlighting the business models and strategies that are genuinely working.
- Map the complex experiences landscape, identifying key stakeholders, tracking emerging disruptors, and analyzing how regional specialists differentiate themselves in a crowded market.
- Interview thought leaders, scientists, policymakers, and operators, using exceptional judgment to know exactly which sources matter for which story.
- Collaboration & Event Engagement: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure your coverage aligns seamlessly with Skift's broader editorial objectives.
- Represent Skift as an industry expert—you will be comfortable on camera, on stage, and interviewing top voices at live events.
Requirements:
- Proven Journalistic Chops: A Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field, coupled with solid experience as a business reporter in a fast-paced newsroom or dynamic media environment.
- Beat Expertise: A strong, in-depth understanding of the travel experiences sector (tours, activities, travel agency dynamics) and a proven track record in solutions-based climate journalism.
- Analytical Rigor: Excellent research, analytical, and interviewing skills, with the ability to connect the dots and identify emerging trends in the industry.
- Multimedia & Stage Presence: Comfort and proficiency in creating audio/video content, utilizing social media platforms, and appearing on camera, on stage, or interviewing at live events.
- Agility & Independence: Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail, allowing you to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and work independently with little to no supervision.
- Seamless Communication: Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, ensuring you work well asynchronously as a team player with colleagues across all global time zones.
- Bonus: A deep, genuine passion for the global travel industry and its ongoing evolution.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to grow within a respected and innovative media company.
- Exposure to the intersection of media, events, and travel intelligence.
- Collaborative, supportive, and remote-friendly work environment.














