General Assignment Reporter

Date Posted May 15, 2026 Industry Digital Media Specialty Not Specified Job Status Full-time Salary Negotiable Description:

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER

Buffalos Fire, a publication of the Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance, is a Native-led nonprofit

news outlet that covers issues relevant to tribal communities in the Northern Plains. We are

hiring a full-time general assignment reporter based in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Duties include:

Taking assignments as well as identifying, pitching and developing original local stories

relevant 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 needed

Experience and qualifications:

Bachelors degree

Prior news experience

Excellent news judgment

Excellent research, interviewing, and writing skills

Familiarity with Native American history, communities, and traditions or willingness to

learn

Strong work ethic

Detail oriented

Comfortable interviewing people in person and engaging with people across cultural

differences

Teamwork skills

Deadline to apply: May 30, 2026

Starting Salary: Negotiable depending on experience, median salary $52,100

How to apply: Send cover letter, resume, and three of your best stories to Tori Marlan,

managing editor, ... .

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