Description
Summary of company:
Oklahoma Watch, based in Oklahoma City and established in 2010, is nonpartisan and covers topics such as education, state government, criminal justice, social-welfare issues and public health. We distribute our stories to about 100 news outlets around Oklahoma for republication and have attracted national attention.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Oklahoma Watch is looking for an aggressive reporter to cover evictions and homelessness OR race and equity in Oklahoma. You'll work in a modern office in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City in a building that also houses the state's largest daily newspaper and largest commercial television station. This position reports directly to the Executive Director of Oklahoma Watch.
Essential Functions:
- Dig out ground-breaking exclusives.
- Write with clarity on complex issues.
- Cultivate sources effectively.
- Strive to get out of the newsroom and talk with people, including in marginalized communities.
- Acquire and analyze data in Excel and/or Access.
- Produce visualizations in Tableau, Carto or similar programs, or master one of these within a year.
- Take photos and video, at times with a cell phone.
- Live-post on X and use other social media while reporting.
- Generate a steady stream of first-rate investigative story ideas.
- Any other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, English or relevant field or a minimum of two years’ working experience as a journalist or reporter.
Skills and Abilities:
- Capable of maintaining an ethical and objective standard in news reporting.
- Ability to meet deadlines and accurately fact-check information.
- Excellent observation and judgment skills.
- Superb communication and networking skills, along with an aptitude to effectively extract information.
Hours and Location:
- Position based full-time in Oklahoma City, OK.
- This position operates full time (40 hours per week), Monday-Friday
- Ability to work evening and weekends outside of 8:00 am-5:00 pm
- Need to utilize personal transportation to travel for news gathering, must have valid driver’s license and auto insurance
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, English, or a relevant field
- Alternatively, at least two years of work experience as a journalist or reporter
- Ability to maintain ethical and objective reporting standards
- Ability to meet deadlines and accurately fact-check information
- Excellent observation and judgment skills
- Excellent communication and networking skills
- Ability to effectively extract information
- Valid driver’s license and auto insurance
- Personal transportation for news-gathering travel
What We Do
Tulsa Community Foundation is a tax-exempt, public charity established in 1998. It assists individuals, families, corporations, and nonprofit agencies with flexible charitable giving solutions and manages over $6.3 billion in assets.
