General Assignment Reporter

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

Description:

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER

Buffalo’s 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:

● 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 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, tori@imfreedomalliance.org.