Policy Reporter, C&EN

About the role

The American Chemical Society (ACS) seeks a reporter and writer to cover significant policy and legal developments at the state and federal levels in the US and in key international regions and global institutions for C&EN.

Responsibilities

• Identify breaking news and feature topics, with coverage of legislation, regulation, and litigation developments and trends that impact the global chemical enterprise.
• Cover breaking news developments and consistently generate and implement unique story ideas that aren't being covered elsewhere.
• Contribute to a variety of platforms, including podcasts, videos, newsletters, and other story formats.
• Have a strong sense of journalism ethics and a dedication to accuracy in reporting.
• Construct sophisticated and complex stories that conform to C&EN's style and meet deadlines.
• Work with C&EN's creative team to produce images, graphics, and infographics that engage and inform audiences.
• Develop contacts and story ideas by attending or covering key meetings and events and speaking to sources on a regular basis.

Requirements

• Experience Science major or minor required. Chemistry or a chemistry-related field is a plus.
• Journalism major or minor is a plus. Bachelor of Science or better is preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years of newsroom experience working as a science and/or policy journalist.
• Experience with multimedia journalism is a plus.
• Experience in the chemical sector or scientific publishing is a plus.
• Experience covering health or food policy is a plus.

Qualifications

• A background in reporting on science.
• Strong news judgment, good writing and editing skills, and good oral communications skills.
• The ability to gather and analyze information from a variety of sources and convey it to readers in a clear and coherent manner.
• Track record of writing engaging stories on complex topics for a scientifically sophisticated audience.
• Proven ability to take initiative and produce insightful and compelling content across a variety of platforms.
• A positive attitude and commitment to being a team player.

Skills

• A background in reporting on science.
• Strong news judgment, good writing and editing skills, and good oral communications skills.
• The ability to gather and analyze information from a variety of sources and convey it to readers in a clear and coherent manner.
• Track record of writing engaging stories on complex topics for a scientifically sophisticated audience.
• Proven ability to take initiative and produce insightful and compelling content across a variety of platforms.
• A positive attitude and commitment to being a team player.

Benefits

• Paid vacation leave
• Paid sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Health insurance
• Flexible spending account or health care savings account
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retail benefits
• Short- and long-term disability
• 4-week work from anywhere

Pay

A typical rate of total compensation for this position is between $75,000-$85,000 per year.

Schedule

This role can be based in our Washington, D.C. or Columbus, OH office.