Environmental Reporter

Job Title: Environmental Reporter
Location: New Orleans, LA

The Times-Picayune/The Advocate is seeking a reporter to cover environmental issues affecting Louisiana. The reporter would be based in New Orleans and be part of our four-member, grant-funded environmental team.

Louisiana is on the front lines of a long list of environmental challenges, including sea level rise, coastal erosion, industrial pollution and intensifying storms. We seek to provide authoritative, agenda-setting coverage of all those issues and more through the full range of stories, from breaking news to in-depth pieces, features and projects. Applicants should be team players who are eager to pursue stories across all those categories.

The Times-Picayune is New Orleans’ locally owned, Pulitzer-prize winning daily newspaper. Through nola.com and its print edition, it reaches millions of readers each month and is committed to providing the people of south Louisiana with fearless public-service journalism, as it has for nearly two centuries.

Under The Advocate banner, our company also operates newsrooms in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport and Lake Charles, serving readers statewide with award-winning reporting. The Advocate is an equal employment opportunity employer, committed to recruiting, developing, and promoting a diverse workforce while providing unique opportunities and career paths for our employees. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and experience levels to apply.

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, Life, Short Term Disability (STD), Long Term Disability (LTD), Paternity Leave, PTO and 401k Retirement Savings company match.