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Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project was founded in 1994 to offer immediate employment options for poor and homeless adults and challenge the structures that create poverty. Real Change serves our vendors and unsheltered folks through three integrated approaches:<\/p>\n
Vendor Program: We meet vendors where they are, providing immediate income and job training. Additional opportunities include advanced sales trainings, leadership positions, resource navigation and paid work with our Homeless Speakers Bureau and editorial department.<\/p>\n
Real Change Newspaper: As North America\u2019s leading street paper, we provide work for about 700 homeless and low-income people annually, regularly win awards for excellence and focus on economic, social and racial justice.<\/p>\n
Real Change Advocacy: Real Change leverages relationships between vendors and readers to increase opportunities for homeless and low-income people to positively impact their lives.<\/p>\n
Real Change actively recruits persons of various backgrounds and supports the retention and advancement of people within the organization. A board, staff and volunteer corps with diverse personal and professional backgrounds enhances our mission and effectiveness and creates an environment for individuals to thrive. We are committed to fostering and supporting a workplace culture inclusive of people regardless of their race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, marital status, age, physical ability, political affiliation, religion and any other non-merit factor. We equally value and strive to support all employees and job candidates.<\/p>\n
The Features Reporter is a 32 hours per week, non-exempt position reporting to the Editor. This position is key to fulfilling our vision as a leading Seattle-area newspaper of the progressive community, producing advocacy journalism focusing on issues of race and class. This enterprising reporter position produces original weekly content featuring a wide variety of community voices as well as a quarterly feature story about, or in partnership with, an active Real Change vendor.<\/p>\n
Primary Responsibilities<\/strong> Minimum Qualifications<\/strong> Compensation:<\/strong>\u00a0Salary range is $17.00 \u2013 $19.23 per hour. Benefit package includes generous PTO, employer invested retirement fund, flexible work schedule and professional development funds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n1. Reporting (45%)
\n\u2022 Gather news from community members, wire and local services, press releases and all around
\n\u2022 Develop story ideas and pitch to Editor
\n\u2022 Present and plan stories to the team at the weekly news meeting
\n\u2022 Ensure each story has usable art by coordinating with Art Director or taking photos
\n\u2022 Cultivate relationships with sources, community organizations, artists and other journalists
\n\u2022 Follow through with your stories up until the production deadline, including fact-checking
\n2. Writing (45%)
\n\u2022 Compile and synthesize data
\n\u2022 Interview multiple sources for each story
\n\u2022 Complete one longform story weekly or several shorter stories in AP Style. Editor will make exceptions to allow for investigative stories, as warranted
\n\u2022 Participate in copy editing and production
\n3. Other Duties (10%)
\n\u2022 Upload content to the INSP News Service weekly
\n\u2022 Participate in regular department, all staff and other meetings as assigned
\n\u2022 Participate in one Real Change Strategic Planning workgroup
\n\u2022 Promote reporting through Real Change social media
\n\u2022 Other duties as assigned<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Passionate dedication to economic, racial and social justice
\n\u2022 Educational, paid or volunteer experience in journalism, including completed writing of news and feature articles
\n\u2022 Self-starter with a history of meeting deadline and content requirements
\n\u2022 Proven ability to find sources and create content ideas
\n\u2022 Team player who can work effectively within and across departments
\n\u2022 Strong organizational skills and comfort working in a deadline-driven environment<\/p>\n