What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surviving Miami Reporter position at McClatchy Media?
The Miami Herald is seeking an energetic, enterprising and community-focused Surviving Miami Reporter to help readers navigate the realities of living in one of the most expensive, complicated and fascinating regions in the country.
This is a high-impact, high-output role for a reporter who thrives on daily reporting, audience connection and practical storytelling. The Surviving Miami reporter will focus on affordability, quality of life, everyday challenges — and solutions — facing South Floridians.
Think housing costs, insurance, traffic, transit, utilities, wages, fees, scams, deals, climate annoyances, iguanas, humidity, and all the ways people are trying to make life work here. The goal: connecting with the concerns of real people and providing real help, delivered with clarity, urgency and personality.
What You’ll Do
This role will complement our Economic Mobility coverage by adding a faster, more topical, day-to-day survival focus — without losing rigor or accountability.
The reporter in this position will be both a journalist and a guide: someone readers recognize, trust, and turn to when they’re trying to make sense of life in South Florida. Language skills and familiarity with South Florida are a plus.
Job Requirements
Please submit a persuasive cover letter, resume, and four to six work samples that demonstrate productivity, range and impact.
About The Miami Herald And McClatchy
The Miami Herald is committed to breaking important stories and producing hard-nosed accountability journalism that readers can’t get anywhere else. We are part of McClatchy, a digitally driven company with newsrooms in 30 communities across the United States, focused on innovation, experimentation and audience growth.
South Florida is one of the most vibrant news environments in the country — a global city with endless story opportunities and a rich cultural life. As a journalist at McClatchy, you’ll join a collaborative, supportive team with competitive pay, strong benefits, a 401(k) with employer match, generous paid time off, wellness and mental health resources, and coverage options that support employees, families — and even pets.
This is a high-impact, high-output role for a reporter who thrives on daily reporting, audience connection and practical storytelling. The Surviving Miami reporter will focus on affordability, quality of life, everyday challenges — and solutions — facing South Floridians.
Think housing costs, insurance, traffic, transit, utilities, wages, fees, scams, deals, climate annoyances, iguanas, humidity, and all the ways people are trying to make life work here. The goal: connecting with the concerns of real people and providing real help, delivered with clarity, urgency and personality.
What You’ll Do
- Report and write frequent, highly useful stories - an average of 4 to 6 per week - focused on affordability, survival and day-to-day problem-solving in South Florida
- Develop a recognizable “How Can I Help You?” presence, engaging directly with readers through callouts, FAQs, social media, and community outreach
- Turn reader questions into smart, actionable journalism that connects with and helps readers
- Produce stories that blend reporting with service — explainers, tips, deal-driven pieces, accountability and solutions-focused coverage
- Regularly appear in short-form video (Reels, TikToks) to accompany stories and build a personal connection with the audience
- Collaborate across the newsroom to amplify Surviving Miami coverage and expand its reach, including into Broward County
- Participate in or help organize community events and resource-driven engagement tied to coverage areas
This role will complement our Economic Mobility coverage by adding a faster, more topical, day-to-day survival focus — without losing rigor or accountability.
The reporter in this position will be both a journalist and a guide: someone readers recognize, trust, and turn to when they’re trying to make sense of life in South Florida. Language skills and familiarity with South Florida are a plus.
Job Requirements
- College degree and several years of professional reporting experience
- Generally a weekday schedule, with flexibility to work evenings, weekends and holidays as news demands
- Adherence to the highest professional journalism standards
- Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and vehicle insurance
- Based in South Florida, with flexibility to work remotely and from our Miami newsroom
- If you’re a reporter who wants to do a lot of meaningful journalism, connect directly with readers, and help people survive — and maybe even thrive — in Miami, we want to hear from you.
Please submit a persuasive cover letter, resume, and four to six work samples that demonstrate productivity, range and impact.
About The Miami Herald And McClatchy
The Miami Herald is committed to breaking important stories and producing hard-nosed accountability journalism that readers can’t get anywhere else. We are part of McClatchy, a digitally driven company with newsrooms in 30 communities across the United States, focused on innovation, experimentation and audience growth.
South Florida is one of the most vibrant news environments in the country — a global city with endless story opportunities and a rich cultural life. As a journalist at McClatchy, you’ll join a collaborative, supportive team with competitive pay, strong benefits, a 401(k) with employer match, generous paid time off, wellness and mental health resources, and coverage options that support employees, families — and even pets.