The LA Local News Initiative is seeking an experienced and tenacious Enterprise Reporter to produce high-impact journalism that serves Los Angeles communities. This role combines in-depth investigative work with community-focused reporting, holding powerful institutions accountable while strengthening neighborhoods through trusted, accessible journalism.

The ideal candidate will have produced original, revelatory in-depth or investigative stories–you don't have to be an "investigative reporter," but you do have to have shown a dedication to digging for the truth. We're looking for someone who can report stories that are both important and powerfully told, and who is truly excited about all the ways we can do journalism now, including digging deep in data, working with readers, and marrying narrative and investigative forms.

You should want to bring an accountability lens to the issues of the day through quick-turnaround investigations as well as longer projects. And you should really like working with others. We are a highly collaborative newsroom, both across our team and with other news organizations in the region.

Enterprise Reporting 

• Deliver a steady stream of accountability stories on a range of issues including immigration, housing, and local government
• Pitch, report and produce stories that incorporate data, public records, and community input to hold the powerful accountable
• Perform rigorous fact-checking across various formats, including text and video 
• Work closely with engagement teams to understand audience needs, develop relationships, and build collaborations with stakeholders
• Identify connections between enterprise stories and the neighborhoods we cover, highlighting intersections where local impact and broader issues overlap.
• Attend and report on local government meetings and other community gatherings
• Represent The LA Local News Initiative at community and industry events, panels, and public speaking opportunities
• Work with editors to establish priorities and goals aligned with resident’s information needs
• Assist and mentor colleagues in finding sources, records, data, and fine-tuning story ideas
• Contribute to and maintain editorial planning calendars
• Participate in audience development, including promoting stories on social media and making media appearances
• Collaborate with audience teams to find creative ways to reach and serve diverse community segments

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• At least 5 years of reporting experience with a track record of breaking news and revealing new information
• Experience covering federal, state, or local government
• Demonstrated experience producing original, revelatory in-depth or investigative stories

Skills & Abilities

• Strong writing, investigative reporting, and analytical skills, specifically with experience covering LA
• Excellent news judgment and commitment to accurate, ethical journalism
• Experience with data analysis and public records and FOIA requests
• Ability to use interviews, documents, public records, Internet tools, and social media to gather information
• Experience conducting accountability reporting and “truth-to-power” interviews, asking tough questions of officials, institutions, and decision-makers
• Proven familiarity with social media platforms and audience engagement strategies
• Ability to synthesize and present complex information in accessible, engaging formats
• Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative approach to journalism
• Resourceful, diligent, and persistently thorough in reporting
• Ability to work under tight deadlines while managing multiple short and long-term projects
• Ability to communicate clearly on project progress with all stakeholders involved
• Knowledge of AP style and understanding of SEO principles

• Experience with WordPress or other content management systems 
• Familiarity with audience analytics tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in Spanish 
• Personal connection to Los Angeles neighborhoods
• Experience with multimedia storytelling, including vertical video production
• Background in community engagement or data-driven reporting

Equal Employment Opportunity

We’re committed to building an inclusive organization that represents the people and communities we serve. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, Black, Latinx, Asian American, and Indigenous people, veterans, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities. The Los Angeles Local News Initiative is dedicated to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. We encourage people of all races, colors, national origins, ancestries, creeds, religions, genders, ages, disabilities, veteran status, sexual orientations, and marital statuses to apply.

The annual salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications, ranging from $90K to $100K. Salaries reflect our compensation philosophy of market competitiveness and pay equity. All candidates receive a first and best offer in line with our market, recognizing their education, training, years of experience, and level of expertise.

We are committed to providing employees with a comprehensive benefits package that ensures staff have access to quality and affordable healthcare, can save for the future, and can find time to recharge.

The following benefits are provided to all full-time staff. We consider full-time to be 35 or more hours per week.

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance: We cover 100% of the premium associated with individual health, dental, and vision plans (employee only) and 50% of the premium for dependents.
• Paid Time Off: 15 days of paid time off (PTO) per year for vacation and personal time, which will accrue throughout the year.
• Paid Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year (New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous People’s Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day).
• 401(k) Match: We provide eligible employees with traditional and Roth 401(k) plans. We will match up to the first 5% contributed to the plan by an employee. All employee contributions and employer matching funds are immediately vested.
• FSA & HSA:  We provide Flexible Spending Accounts (for eligible commuter transportation, medical, and child care expenses) and Health Savings Accounts, and we will cover the administrative management fees on these offerings.
• Cellphone and wifi reimbursement:  We will provide $50 each month to help cover the costs of cellphone and wifi usage.
• Disability and Life Insurance:  We cover short-term pre-disability earnings up to $1,500 per week and long-term disability up to $5,000 per month. We will also offer basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance at 1x the employee’s salary, up to $100,000. 
• One Medical:  Employees and their dependents get free membership to the national leader in technology-enabled, on-demand primary care.
• Teladoc: Employees receive access to 24/7/365 quality medical care via video, phone, or mobile app.

‍Health Advocate: Employees have an advocate in their health care from negotiating down medical bills, to speaking with a trained counsel for mental health support, to much more.