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Indiana Reporter covering Indianapolis schools and education policy for Civic News Company’s Chalkbeat local-news network. Producing accountability journalism and community-focused reporting.
Responsibilities:
- Report and write compelling local education stories
- Balance quick-turn news coverage with enterprise and accountability journalism
- Develop and execute longer-term reporting projects
- Explain how education systems, policies, and decisions affect local communities
- Hold public officials and institutions accountable through rigorous, fair, and well-sourced reporting
- Engage readers and community members to identify relevant stories and questions
- Collaborate with Chalkbeat colleagues and external news partners on reporting and special projects
- Participate in TV, radio, and panel appearances
- Build and maintain relationships with educators, education leaders, parents, students, and community members
- Report stories that make an impact in the community and drive change
- Represent Chalkbeat at public events and on social media
- Cover night meetings and occasional evening events
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in journalism
- Excellent news judgment
- Breaking news metabolism and decisiveness
- Ability to produce ambitious, agenda-setting enterprise journalism
- Strong interpersonal skills, demonstrating empathy and understanding while being unafraid to have tough conversations when needed
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Passion for education and Chalkbeat’s mission
- Knowledge of education is a strong plus, but not required
- Connections to Indianapolis are a bonus
- Data journalism experience is a bonus
- Photo and social video skills are a bonus
- Fluency in a language other than English, especially Spanish, is a bonus
- Ability to work in the United States, as Civic News Company participates in E-Verify
Benefits:
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance
- 20 days of PTO
- Paid one-week recess
- 5 sick days
- 3 floating holidays
- 12 paid holidays in 2026
- 401(k) with a 4% employer match, immediately vested
- 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- 2-week part-time return-to-work ramp-up
- Flexible Spending Plan for eligible medical or childcare expenses
- Annual professional development stipend
- Employer-provided life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Monthly reimbursement for cell phone and internet expenses
- Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
- Inclusion in the Civic News Company bargaining unit affiliated with the Writers Guild of America, East
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