Signal Cleveland

Signal Cleveland is the inaugural newsroom in the Signal Ohio network of independent, community-led, nonprofit newsrooms. We’re on a mission to ensure all residents of Greater Cleveland have the local news and information they need and want. At the heart of what we do are Cleveland Documenters, a group of about 950 Greater Cleveland residents who represent almost every ZIP code in the county. We train and pay them to cover public meetings. Together, we are a primary source of information for residents who may not otherwise have access to trusted local journalism.

Open Position

Location: Columbus, OH

Beat: Community visual journalist

Position:

The visual journalist will be part of a team, including a service journalism reporter and a community reporter, focused on reporting about urgent basic news that Greater Clevelanders need, and using multimedia to explain local government issues so everyone can participate.

This position is in partnership with CatchLight. The corps member will be a CatchLight Local Fellow and along with the host newsroom, be supported by the CatchLight Local Visual Desk.

Salary and Benefits:
$55,000 depending on experience and skill levels.

Medical/Dental/Vision
$1,000 laptop stipend available after 90-day period
Eligible to accrue up to 200 hours (25 days) of PTO per year
13 paid holidays

This position will be:
Hybrid (some days in the office per week)

Moving Stipend:
No moving stipend will be provided.

Skills: Bilingual Spanish, Photography

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