Reporter

Date Posted	December 25, 2025
Industry	Newspapers
Specialty	General Assignment
Required Education	Bachelor's Degree
Remote / Telecommute	Hybrid
Job Status	Full-time
Salary	$35,000-$45,000 depending on experience and abilities.

Description:

If you’d like to live and play in Minnesota’s beautiful North Country while working at one of the state’s most highly-respected newspapers, this is your opportunity. The Timberjay Newspapers has an immediate opening for a full-time reporter to live and work in Ely, gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

The fiercely-independent Timberjay publishes a weekly print edition serving a broad geographic region tucked up along the Canadian border, and maintains a vibrant and heavily-trafficked website in addition to several specialty publications. The paper has a national reputation for investigative journalism and for the aggressive pursuit of access to public records. We’ve won so many awards, we couldn’t possibly count them all. 

We’re looking for a creative and entrepreneurial journalist to join our small but talented staff of four full-time editor/reporters. As a community newspaper, we cover everything from high school sports and local events to city council and school board. But we go well beyond routine coverage to delve deep into broader issues affecting the communities we serve, including mining, wilderness management, and government and corporate abuses affecting the region. See more here: https://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/timberjay-helmberger-trump-stauber-mining.php

The ideal candidate is a motivated, self-starting reporter who understands how to cultivate sources and work a beat. The ideal candidate will also have both layout (InDesign) and photographic experience, and the ability to assist in maintaining our website and social media presence. The right candidate would have opportunities for advancement in the organization.

Please send resumé, cover letter describing your interest, and links to clips to marshall.timberjay@gmail.com, or by mail to The Timberjay, PO Box 636, Tower, MN 55790, or call 218-753-2950 and ask for Marshall or Jodi

The Timberjay is an equal opportunity employer.