Find new career opportunities for education reporters and communications professionals. Looking for an experienced education writer for your next project? Post your listing now!
Find new career opportunities for education reporters and
communications professionals. Looking for an experienced
education writer for your next project? Post your
listing now!
The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization
committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Since
its founding in 1949, the Institute has been driving change
through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most
critical challenges facing communities in the United States and
around the world. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the
Institute has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, and an international
network of partners.
U.S. News & World Report is
a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping
citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make
important decisions in their lives. We publish independent
reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned
the trust of our readers and users for nearly 90 years.
The Education Writers Association (EWA) is seeking a Program
Specialist to help the national nonprofit membership organization
produce high-quality programs and services that build the skills
and knowledge of the nation’s education journalists.
The program specialist will work closely with a team of talented
colleagues to conceptualize, plan, and deliver training,
resources, professional recognition, and customized support for
EWA’s members.
America’s Promise Alliance is seeking an experienced writer and
storyteller who can also support media outreach and external
relations, as well as the organization’s online and social media
efforts. This position is an excellent opportunity to experience
various aspects of an integrated communications team within a
national youth-focused nonprofit organization.
The California Teachers Association is
a not-for-profit labor union representing public school educators
and education support professionals. CTA is looking for two
Communications Consultants/Digital Editors to join our
Communications Department.
The Chronicle of Higher Education is seeking an
entrepreneurial reporter to explain how both high-tech and
low-tech innovations are changing the college experience for
students and faculty. This reporter will identify emerging ideas,
approaches, and tools used on campuses – including big data,
outsourcing, and surveillance – and examine their successes,
unintended consequences, and pitfalls.
The Team Editor oversees the generation of radio features,
newscast spots and digital storytelling from experienced
reporters on the Education, Health and Justice beats, with a
particular eye toward the ways the education, health and justice
systems intersect with each other and with historical and current
inequity. The ideal candidate will have experience covering news
across multiple platforms, be able to inspire the team’s
reporters to even greater storytelling, and play an important
role on the News leadership team.
The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa, California, is the largest news
organization between San Francisco and the Oregon border. We have
a proud tradition of aggressively covering breaking news and
delivering high-end, award-winning enterprise reporting, with an
emphasis on strong beat coverage and public service reporting
that holds governments accountable to taxpayers. In fact, we won
the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news reporting; further
indication that we swarm news as it happens.
With approximately 25,000 members, the American Educational
Research Association (AERA) is the largest national professional
organization devoted to the scientific study of education and
learning. Founded in 1916, AERA advances knowledge about
education, encourages scholarly inquiry related to education, and
promotes the use of research to improve education and serve the
public good.
XQ Institute is the
nation’s leading organization dedicated to rethinking the high
school experience so that every student graduates ready to
succeed in life. We work in communities throughout the country,
with individual schools and entire school systems, to help them
dream big about what high school could be, turn their innovative
ideas into action, and create more rigorous and equitable
schools. We share what’s working with other schools and
districts, so they can tailor new models to the needs of their
own students and communities.
This position researches and reports on news events and public
affairs in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania related to education;
provides special features and reports for use in broadcast,
podcast, and digital platforms.
The Morning Call is looking for an enterprising reporter to
expand our education coverage, already considered one of the tops
in the state of Pennsylvania.
This reporter would focus on trends in education, locally,
regionally and statewide. In addition, this position would cover
the Allentown and Bethlehem Area school districts, two of the
largest, and poorest, districts in the state and an area of high
interest to our readers.
Senior Associates play an essential role on the Whiteboard
Advisors team as individuals responsible for leading client
engagements and organizing efforts to provide unparalleled client
service to every individual, organization, and company that W/A
serves.
Edpuzzle is a
video-learning platform used by over 80% of schools in the United
States, and thousands more around the world. We make it easy for
teachers to engage their students with interactive video lessons.
By creating an extensive library of interactive video lessons, we
are on our way to becoming a “one-stop-shop” where teachers can
find reliable, standards-aligned video lessons to help their
students master important content.
Chalkbeat, the growing
nonprofit news organization covering the story of public
education in America, is seeking a reporter to join our Indiana
bureau.
The74Million.org, the growing nonprofit education news
organization, is seeking an experienced, ambitious and creative
senior reporter to join our award-winning national newsroom and
help us expand our coverage of school equity, state policy, and
emerging innovations and solutions.
EdSource is seeking an experienced operations professional,
ideally with nonprofit administration experience, to lead and
manage the organization’s operations, including overseeing human
resources. Founded in 1977, EdSource is a leading nonprofit
journalism organization reporting on education in California.
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / EDITORIAL – GENERAL
EDITORIAL ROLES /FULL-TIME
Industry Dive is looking for a Managing Editor to manage our
daily publications that cover the K-12, Higher Education and
Human Resources sectors — K12 Dive, Higher Ed Dive, and HR Dive
— and the teams of talented journalists who operate them. The
Managing Editor will oversee direction and strategy, establish
key initiatives and priorities, and mobilize and coach their
teams to achieve long-term results.
Embarcadero Media, an independent news organization, is hiring a
full-time enterprise and general assignment reporter to cover the
multifaceted and always lively education, youth and families beat
in Silicon Valley, California. This beat encompasses northern
Santa Clara County (Palo Alto and Mountain View area) public K-12
districts, private and public charter schools, preschool and
transitional kindergarten, and higher education including
Stanford University, community colleges and major private
schools.
The Hechinger
Report is looking for a Digital News/Photo Producer to
help prepare stories and newsletters for publication and select
and edit photos for stories.
The Digital News/Photo producer will join a small web team
supporting staff and freelance writers and editors. We are not a
breaking-news outlet; our aim is to provide deeply reported and
insightful coverage of crucial issues faced by students, colleges
and universities across the country. We are a collaborative
newsroom distributed across the country.
The Hechinger Report is looking for a journalism intern
interested in pushing the boundaries of digital publishing. Our
portfolio of digital journalism has taken public data and
transformed it into viral stories and easily understood graphics
and interactives that untangle complex issues in K-12 and higher
education for students and parents.
Nonprofit news and research org EdSurge is looking for a
versatile part-time reporter who is passionate and knowledgeable
about the people and ideas that shape education—especially during
this period of extreme change and upheaval. The reporter will
cover the trends and experiences of a wide cross-section of
educators, students and entrepreneurs in early childhood, K-12
and higher education.
Industry Dive is looking for a Managing Editor to manage our
daily publications that cover the K-12, Higher Education and
Human Resources sectors — K12 Dive, Higher Ed Dive, and HR Dive
— and the teams of talented journalists who operate them. The
Managing Editor will oversee direction and strategy, establish
key initiatives and priorities, and mobilize and coach their
teams to achieve long-term results.
CTA is looking for an experienced digital editor and social media
coordinator with knowledge of public education and matters
impacting students and educators. You will be responsible for
creating original text and graphic content, managing posts and
responding to followers. You should be up-to-date with the latest
digital technologies and social media trends. You should have
excellent communication skills and be able to express our
organization’s views creatively. Ultimately, you should be able
to handle our social media presence ensuring high levels of web
traffic and member engagement.
Associate Director of Communications, College Excellence Program
The Aspen Institute
Department:CEP
Location:Washington, DC
The Aspen Institute is a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free, just, and equitable society. Since its founding in 1949, the Institute has been driving change through dialogue, leadership, and action to help solve the most critical challenges facing communities in the United States and around the world. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Institute has a campus in Aspen, Colorado, and an international network of partners.
Editor, K-12 Education
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping citizens, consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives. We publish independent reporting, rankings, data journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for nearly 90 years.
Program Specialist
Education Writers Association
The Education Writers Association (EWA) is seeking a Program Specialist to help the national nonprofit membership organization produce high-quality programs and services that build the skills and knowledge of the nation’s education journalists.
The program specialist will work closely with a team of talented colleagues to conceptualize, plan, and deliver training, resources, professional recognition, and customized support for EWA’s members.
Senior Manager, Communications
America’s Promise Alliance
Position Description
America’s Promise Alliance is seeking an experienced writer and storyteller who can also support media outreach and external relations, as well as the organization’s online and social media efforts. This position is an excellent opportunity to experience various aspects of an integrated communications team within a national youth-focused nonprofit organization.
Editor, SCPR (Education)
Southern California Public Radio (SCPR)
Location: Pasadena, CA
Who We Are:
Communications Consultants/Digital Editors
California Teachers Association
The California Teachers Association is a not-for-profit labor union representing public school educators and education support professionals. CTA is looking for two Communications Consultants/Digital Editors to join our Communications Department.
STAFF REPORTER
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education is seeking an entrepreneurial reporter to explain how both high-tech and low-tech innovations are changing the college experience for students and faculty. This reporter will identify emerging ideas, approaches, and tools used on campuses – including big data, outsourcing, and surveillance – and examine their successes, unintended consequences, and pitfalls.
Team Editor/ Health, Education and Justice
Colorado Public Radio
The Team Editor oversees the generation of radio features, newscast spots and digital storytelling from experienced reporters on the Education, Health and Justice beats, with a particular eye toward the ways the education, health and justice systems intersect with each other and with historical and current inequity. The ideal candidate will have experience covering news across multiple platforms, be able to inspire the team’s reporters to even greater storytelling, and play an important role on the News leadership team.
Manager or Assistant Director for P-12 Communications
The Education Trust
Full-time Director Full-Time
Washington, DC, US
OVERVIEW:
Watchdog Reporter
The Press Democrat
The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa, California, is the largest news organization between San Francisco and the Oregon border. We have a proud tradition of aggressively covering breaking news and delivering high-end, award-winning enterprise reporting, with an emphasis on strong beat coverage and public service reporting that holds governments accountable to taxpayers. In fact, we won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news reporting; further indication that we swarm news as it happens.
Communications Associate
American Educational Research Association
With approximately 25,000 members, the American Educational Research Association (AERA) is the largest national professional organization devoted to the scientific study of education and learning. Founded in 1916, AERA advances knowledge about education, encourages scholarly inquiry related to education, and promotes the use of research to improve education and serve the public good.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Freelance Writers and Journalists
XQ Institute
XQ Institute is the nation’s leading organization dedicated to rethinking the high school experience so that every student graduates ready to succeed in life. We work in communities throughout the country, with individual schools and entire school systems, to help them dream big about what high school could be, turn their innovative ideas into action, and create more rigorous and equitable schools. We share what’s working with other schools and districts, so they can tailor new models to the needs of their own students and communities.
Education Reporter
WHYY
This position researches and reports on news events and public affairs in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania related to education; provides special features and reports for use in broadcast, podcast, and digital platforms.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporter
The Morning Call
The Morning Call is looking for an enterprising reporter to expand our education coverage, already considered one of the tops in the state of Pennsylvania.
This reporter would focus on trends in education, locally, regionally and statewide. In addition, this position would cover the Allentown and Bethlehem Area school districts, two of the largest, and poorest, districts in the state and an area of high interest to our readers.
Senior Associate of Communications
Whiteboard Advisors
Senior Associates play an essential role on the Whiteboard Advisors team as individuals responsible for leading client engagements and organizing efforts to provide unparalleled client service to every individual, organization, and company that W/A serves.
Developmental Script Editor
Edpuzzle
About Edpuzzle
Edpuzzle is a video-learning platform used by over 80% of schools in the United States, and thousands more around the world. We make it easy for teachers to engage their students with interactive video lessons. By creating an extensive library of interactive video lessons, we are on our way to becoming a “one-stop-shop” where teachers can find reliable, standards-aligned video lessons to help their students master important content.
The Role
Reporter
Chalkbeat
Chalkbeat, the growing nonprofit news organization telling the story of education in America, is seeking a reporter to join our Tennessee team.
Indiana Reporter
Chalkbeat
Chalkbeat, the growing nonprofit news organization covering the story of public education in America, is seeking a reporter to join our Indiana bureau.
Senior Education Reporter
The74Million.org
Details:
Senior Education Reporter (Policy, Equity, Solutions)
The74Million.org, the growing nonprofit education news organization, is seeking an experienced, ambitious and creative senior reporter to join our award-winning national newsroom and help us expand our coverage of school equity, state policy, and emerging innovations and solutions.
Director of Operations
EdSource
EdSource is seeking an experienced operations professional, ideally with nonprofit administration experience, to lead and manage the organization’s operations, including overseeing human resources. Founded in 1977, EdSource is a leading nonprofit journalism organization reporting on education in California.
Managing Editor – K12, Higher Education & Human Resources
Industry Dive
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / EDITORIAL – GENERAL EDITORIAL ROLES /FULL-TIME
Industry Dive is looking for a Managing Editor to manage our daily publications that cover the K-12, Higher Education and Human Resources sectors — K12 Dive, Higher Ed Dive, and HR Dive — and the teams of talented journalists who operate them. The Managing Editor will oversee direction and strategy, establish key initiatives and priorities, and mobilize and coach their teams to achieve long-term results.
Enterprise reporter
Embarcadero Media
Embarcadero Media, an independent news organization, is hiring a full-time enterprise and general assignment reporter to cover the multifaceted and always lively education, youth and families beat in Silicon Valley, California. This beat encompasses northern Santa Clara County (Palo Alto and Mountain View area) public K-12 districts, private and public charter schools, preschool and transitional kindergarten, and higher education including Stanford University, community colleges and major private schools.
Educational Writers and Editors Needed!
The Research Masters
Join our freelance team!
We are seeking subject matter experts, writers and editors in the following areas:
Skills needed:
Digital News/Photo Producer
The Hechinger Report
The Hechinger Report is looking for a Digital News/Photo Producer to help prepare stories and newsletters for publication and select and edit photos for stories.
The Digital News/Photo producer will join a small web team supporting staff and freelance writers and editors. We are not a breaking-news outlet; our aim is to provide deeply reported and insightful coverage of crucial issues faced by students, colleges and universities across the country. We are a collaborative newsroom distributed across the country.
Education Reporting Intern — Product, Data and Design – Summer 2021
The Hechinger Report
The Hechinger Report is looking for a journalism intern interested in pushing the boundaries of digital publishing. Our portfolio of digital journalism has taken public data and transformed it into viral stories and easily understood graphics and interactives that untangle complex issues in K-12 and higher education for students and parents.
Part-time Education Reporter
EdSurge
Nonprofit news and research org EdSurge is looking for a versatile part-time reporter who is passionate and knowledgeable about the people and ideas that shape education—especially during this period of extreme change and upheaval. The reporter will cover the trends and experiences of a wide cross-section of educators, students and entrepreneurs in early childhood, K-12 and higher education.
Account Executive w/ Education-Reform P.R. Firm
Larson Communications
* Remote OK; Located in San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Chicago or Denver a plus.
* 3 – 5 years PR experience. Bachelor’s degree. Strong written & oral skills.
Managing Editor
Industry Dive
Industry Dive is looking for a Managing Editor to manage our daily publications that cover the K-12, Higher Education and Human Resources sectors — K12 Dive, Higher Ed Dive, and HR Dive — and the teams of talented journalists who operate them. The Managing Editor will oversee direction and strategy, establish key initiatives and priorities, and mobilize and coach their teams to achieve long-term results.
Communications Consultant/Digital Editor
California Teachers Association
CTA is looking for an experienced digital editor and social media coordinator with knowledge of public education and matters impacting students and educators. You will be responsible for creating original text and graphic content, managing posts and responding to followers. You should be up-to-date with the latest digital technologies and social media trends. You should have excellent communication skills and be able to express our organization’s views creatively. Ultimately, you should be able to handle our social media presence ensuring high levels of web traffic and member engagement.