National News Boats Reporter

USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a diversified media company with expansive reach at the national and local level dedicated to empowering and enriching communities. We seek to inspire, inform, and connect audiences as a sustainable, growth focused media and digital marketing solutions company. Through our trusted brands, including the USA TODAY NETWORK, comprised of the national publication, USA TODAY, and local media organizations, including our network of local properties, in the United States, and Newsquest, a wholly-owned subsidiary operating in the United Kingdom, we provide essential journalism, local content, and digital experiences to audiences and businesses.

We deliver high-quality, trusted content with a commitment to balanced, unbiased journalism, where and when consumers want to engage. Our digital marketing solutions brand, LocaliQ, supports small and medium-sized businesses with innovative digital marketing products and solutions.

is seeking a consumer-focused Boats Reporter to lead coverage for our new national Boats hub. This journalist will create compelling, useful and audience-driven content for people who are considering a boat purchase, enjoy life on the water or are deeply engaged with boats and boating culture.

We're looking for a boating enthusiast with strong reporting instincts, multimedia storytelling skills and a deep understanding of how to serve three key audience segments:

• Boat shoppers and buyers researching models, features, prices and purchasing decisions
• Recreationists looking for accessible, practical and inspiring ways to enjoy boating and life on the water
• Boating enthusiasts who closely follow new products, innovations, destinations, events and boating culture

This role supports USAT Networks' strategic goal of growing engaged audiences through high-quality, platform-optimized consumer coverage. The reporter will become a leading voice of the Boats hub, producing authoritative journalism while helping establish its identity, audience and programming across multiple platforms.

The reporter will work closely with editors, visual journalists and reporters across the USA TODAY Network to deliver timely, relevant and distinctive coverage. Video will be central to the role. The successful candidate must be comfortable appearing on camera, developing original video concepts and producing content from idea through publication.

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position. The role is remote, though candidates may also be based in a USAT local market.

• Report and write useful, engaging stories for boat shoppers, recreationists and enthusiasts
• Develop authoritative buying guidance, product comparisons, explainers and other service journalism that helps consumers make informed decisions
• Cover boating news, trends, innovations, destinations, events and culture
• Generate original video concepts that complement the hub’s journalism and expand its reach
• Report, shoot and produce platform-appropriate video, including on-camera segments, demonstrations, interviews and field reporting
• Translate reporting into compelling visual stories for You Tube, social platforms and other video destinations
• Pitch timely ideas based on news, seasonal interest, consumer demand, search behavior and audience data
• Balance quick-turn coverage with enterprise reporting, distinctive features and recurring franchises
• Create content optimized for search, social media, newsletters, video and other audience channels
• Build and maintain relationships with boat manufacturers, dealers, industry experts, recreational organizations, boat owners and other relevant sources
• Collaborate with journalists across the USA TODAY Network to identify local expertise, expand coverage and…