Climate Reporter, CalMatters

About the role

CalMatters and Grist seek a reporter to cover the impacts of climate change in California’s Central Valley, a vibrant and diverse community that serves as the nation’s bread basket while sitting at the center of important climate issues.

Responsibilities

• Write with depth and nuance about complex environmental and climate issues that have real impact in the Central Valley
• Propose, conceive, and execute in-depth, thought-provoking stories, typically at least two to four stories per month
• Tell stories on multiple platforms, including radio, television, in-person events and social media

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Three or more years of reporting experience
• Demonstrated news judgment, ethics, and creative approaches to storytelling
• Demonstrated ability to tell a deeply reported, well-written story that includes data and narrative elements
• Strong organizational skills and ability to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines
• Enthusiasm about using journalism engagement practices to serve audiences
• Demonstrated record of collaboration with colleagues from various perspectives and experiences on team projects
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven environment where attention to detail and accuracy are key
• Comfort using a variety of technologies, including content management systems, social media, and project management platforms
• Ability to respond constructively to feedback and positively engage with collaborative and team-based projects

Qualifications

• Based in California’s Central Valley
• Digital storytelling experience

Skills

• None specified

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid family leave
• 401(k) matching

Pay

The salary range for this position is $75,000 to $95,000 per year.

Schedule

This full-time position is represented by the Pacific Media Workers Guild.

How to apply

CalMatters is committed to becoming an antiracist organization. We are an expanding and collaborative newsroom, successfully forging a new model for sustainable, intelligent, nonprofit journalism. We do our best to center justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in all that we do—of which hiring is just one part. We encourage you to ask us about what concrete steps we are taking in service of these ideals. We strongly encourage applicants who are people of color, LGBTQ, and people with disabilities, regardless of national origin, alienage, and/or former incarceration status. A college degree is not required. If you’re interested please submit your resume, a cover letter explaining your interest in this beat, and 3–5 clips. Share Job

About CalMatters

CalMatters is an award-winning nonprofit, nonpartisan news venture dedicated to explaining the policy and politics of America’s biggest state and the world’s fifth largest economy. In 2024, we merged with The Markup, a nonprofit national news publication that challenges technology to serve the public good. We Produce Vivid, Original Multimedia Journalism, Data-driven News Analyses And Watchdog Accountability Reporting On Calmatters.org And Themarkup.org, And We Distribute Our Work At No Cost To More Than 250 Media Partners. Our Success Metric Isn’t Clicks — It’s Impact. Products At CalMatters/The Markup Serve Millions Of People. For Example More than 1 in 5 California voters head to the polls informed by CalMatters’ nonpartisan Voter Guide.Blacklight, our real-time privacy inspector, has been used over 18 million times and helped journalists, nonprofits, and academics hold tech accountable.Digital Democracy, our unprecedented, custom-built AI tool that tracks everything you’d want to know about state legislators has unearthed stories and prompted legislators to call for change.

About Grist

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to reporting on climate change. Since 1999, we have used the power of journalism to engage the public about the perils of one of the most existential threats we face. We seek to document the often unequal impacts of climate change on communities in the United States and globally — as well as to show the promise of equitable climate solutions.