Correspondent

Overview

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NPR’s National Desk is seeking an experienced, versatile correspondent to cover Florida and the Southeast. The successful candidate will report on extreme weather, environmental issues, Southern culture, diaspora communities, and more, producing journalism for radio, text, video, and podcasts that resonates with a national audience. Coverage should be people-focused, explaining how events are relevant to real people and what’s  correspondent will travel throughout Florida, the U.S., and overseas to cover breaking news outside the beat when needed.

Fluency in Spanish (spoken and written) is strongly preferred. The role also includes occasional editing duties.

This is a union‑represented role covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with SAG‑AFTRA.

This is an NPR editorial role covered under the terms of the NPR Ethics Handbook. All editorial staff are bound by this guidance.

Monday, May 11th at 10am ET.

Submit a cover letter and a short application. The cover letter should include three story ideas you would pursue if you were in the role today.

• Report and write distinctive stories on a variety of topics impacting Florida and the Southeast – from quick‑turn news to longer‑term enterprise pieces, executed on audio, digital, and video platforms.
• Develop news sources to get scoops and identify significant developments on the beat before others do.
• Perform occasional editing duties.
• Report and write with authority, accuracy, and fairness while meticulously checking facts.
• Provide live information and analysis on NPR shows.
• Travel with regularity and as story coverage warrants.
• Build and maintain relationships with NPR member stations in Florida.
• Engage with diverse sources.
• Cover breaking domestic news outside Florida as needed, often traveling on short notice.

• At least 10 years of professional reporting experience.
• Ability to pivot from breaking news to analysis to longer‑form reporting projects.
• Experience reporting for multiple platforms, including video.
• Demonstrated editing experience.
• Willingness and ability to travel.
• Ability to explain technical jargon, data, and policy topics to a general news audience.
• Ability to meet deadlines and thrive in a daily, unpredictable news‑production environment.
• Commitment to detailed research and fact‑checking.
• Proven ability and commitment to work well with others, demonstrating respect for the diverse constituencies at NPR and within the public radio system.
• Ability and willingness to relocate.

• Fluency in Spanish (strongly preferred).
• Experience covering Florida.
• Experience reporting and producing audio journalism.
• Knowledge of public radio and the public radio system.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

• Remote‑
  
  Required:
  
  This position requires remote work from the state of Florida. The employee is required to work at a designated remote work location outside of an NPR facility.

• Full‑time, exempt position.

Salary Range: $150,000 – $165,000 plus benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the…