Education Reporter – Metro

Date Posted	August 27, 2026
Industry	Digital Media
Specialty	Other
Required Education	Bachelor’s Degree
Remote / Telecommute	Hybrid
Job Status	Full-time
Salary	$55,000-$65,000

Description:

The Education
Reporter is responsible for covering a multitude of topics related to K-12
and higher education in Colorado, notably policy, public safety, budgeting and
taxpayer spending in school districts, colleges and universities, and government
by school boards and the Board of Regents. This reporter will also handle
breaking news, features and general assignments as assigned. 

A key component of this job is to regularly produce enterprise
and feature stories, including in-depth analysis and investigative reporting.
Your priority will be pursuing accountability journalism.

This position is physically based in Denver. Candidates from
out of state must be willing to relocate to metro Denver.   

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Write daily stories focused on education
  and policy

• Produce enterprise stories about education
  and other issues, as assigned

• Pursue
  human-interest feature stories, as assigned

• Pursue breaking
  news stories 

• Convey news and
  tell stories using multiple tools, including social media, photos and
  video 

• Develop a wide
  range of sources  

• Collaborate and
  maintain strong working relationships with staff at The Denver Gazette, Colorado
  Politics and the Colorado Springs Gazette  

• Coordinate with
  colleagues on content, visual, digital and audience operations to present
  and promote stories  

• Ensure that
  journalism standards are followed, notably accuracy and objectivity  

• Consistently meet
  deadlines 

• Serve as liaison
  for customers, sources and other community members  

Other Duties:

This job description is not
designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties,
responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 Minimum
Education & Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or mass communications. Minimum
  of three to five years of experience at a daily newspaper preferred.   

Physical Demands:

The physical
demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions.

The
employee may frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift
and/or move up to 20 pounds.

While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk
or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and
reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop,
kneel, crouch, or crawl.           

Work Environment:

The work
environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions.

The
noise level in the work environment is usually moderately noisy.

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https://www.gazette.com/workforus