General Assignment Reporter

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

REPORTERBuffalo's Fire, a publication of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, is a Native-led nonprofitnews outlet that covers issues relevant to tribal communities in the Northern Plains. We arehiring a full-time general assignment reporter based in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Duties include:

• Taking assignments as well as identifying, pitching and developing original local storiesrelevant to our readers
• Cultivating sources in tribal communities in the Dakotas
• Staying on top of local and regional news
• Identifying fresh angles for news stories
• Writing a mix of news, profiles, and features
• Strictly adhering to journalism standards and ethics
• Producing accurate, fair, and clean copy
• Collaborating with team
• Responding in a timely manner to editing
• Attending weekly staff meetings
• Taking photos as neededExperience and qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree
• Prior news experience
• Excellent news judgment
• Excellent research, interviewing, and writing skills
• Familiarity with Native American history, communities, and traditions or willingness tolearn
• Strong work ethic
• Detail oriented
• Comfortable interviewing people in person and engaging with people across culturaldifferences
• Teamwork skillsDeadline to apply: May 30, 2026

Starting Salary:

Negotiable depending on experience, median salary $52,100How to apply: Send cover letter, resume, and three of your best stories to Tori Marlan,managing editor, tori@imfreedomalliance.org.