Enterprise Reporter

Job Title: Enterprise Reporter
Company: Noisy Creek (The Stranger)
Location: Seattle

Salary: $70,000-$80,000

The Stranger is hiring an Enterprise Reporter as part of our editorial team. 

The Stranger, Seattle’s award-winning news and arts publication, aims to cover Seattle in smart, engaging, challenging, and surprising ways. Our news coverage holds power to account and reimagines what our city could be. (We like to call it tough love).

We’re looking for an enterprise reporter who’s obsessed with digging into vital, powerful (and sometimes silly) questions that define this city. We want to hire a reporter who’s eager to call out institutions that abuse their power, and want to demand that this city be its best self. They will write for both TheStranger.com and our monthly print issues, and play a vital role in our Stranger Election Control Board.

If you’re a news-obsessed writer ready to make Seattle its best self, apply today!

Key Responsibilities:

• Reporting and writing longform feature reporting both TheStranger.com and our monthly print publications.
• Running long-term investigations for the paper, and collaborating with other editors and reporters to execute those investigations. 
• Participating in the Stranger Election Control Board, our endorsement board for local, state, and national elections—both as a voting member of the board, and as a writer in our endorsement packages. 

• At least 2-3 years of experience as a reporter. Local experience a plus, but not required. 
• Experience pursuing accountability journalism.  
• Experience in long-form feature reporting.
• Experience filing public records requests, navigating court documents and tax forms, and translating data for a wider audience.
• We love a strong writing voice! The backbone of our work is strong reporting, but we want to see your personality, too. 

Additional Information
This is a full-time, non-exempt, union position. The typical schedule is Monday-Friday, with hybrid work requirements.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance: Employer contributes toward medical, dental, and vision premiums
• Retirement Plan: SIMPLE IRA with employer-matching contributions
• Paid Time Off: Seven paid holidays, two any-day paid holidays, and vacation starting at two weeks in the first year, increasing up to 4 weeks after 5 years
• Employee Assistance Program: Access to wellness and financial support services
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA): Options to set aside pre-tax funds for medical and dependent care expenses

Why Noisy Creek?
Aside from being an equal opportunity employer, we’re also a vibrant, creative team that believes the more diverse voices that are at the table, the better the conversation—and the work! We realize that not everyone receives the same professional or educational opportunities, so if you don’t meet all the above qualifications but still think you’d be a good fit, please consider applying. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and particularly encourage applications from women, LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and other underrepresented communities. If you want to be part of a team where your skills and ideas are valued, we want to hear from you!