New Mexico State Environment Reporter

Date Posted	June 15, 2026
Industry	Newspapers
Specialty	Other
Required Education	Bachelor's Degree
Job Status	Full-time
Salary	$50,000 to $60,000 depending on experience

Description:

NEW MEXICO STATE ENVIRONMENT REPORTER

The Santa Fe New Mexican is seeking an ambitious journalist to cover environment issues statewide, including Los Alamos National Laboratory. This is an elite job for a journalist who wants to work for a locally owned and independent news organization with a longstanding reputation for community engagement and quality journalism.

New Mexico has an abundance of beauty and concerns. You’ll need to be an authoritative source for our statewide audience on public-policy issues involving water, land, climate, fire, drought, oil/gas, energy, data centers and federal agencies – you name it. You’ll also be part of our state politics/government team, becoming a leading source on legislative and agency decisions that could impact the New Mexico environment.

The successful candidate will cover breaking news and deliver exclusive enterprise.  Your days will be busy. If you’re someone who sees the environmental beat as 2-3 narratives a year, do not apply. This is a high-performing newsroom with a growing, curious audience.

You must be competitive, organized, deadlines-focused, and a source builder/connector with an established benchmark of trustworthiness. We’re seeking someone who thrives on data-based reporting and believes in public records requests.

Basically, we want it all.

Someone who contributes across delivery platforms -- from social media to newsletters to podcasts to web breakers to print enterprise packages -- and delivers storytelling with a high degree of news, context and impact perspectives to a statewide audience.

Someone who will own a popular weekly newsletter and help us launch a regular podcast on the New Mexico environment

Someone who strives to be THE REPORTER that other reporters are chasing.

Someone who thrives on high expectations.

In return, you’ll join a talented team that’s grown its presence statewide. The Santa Fe New Mexican is locally owned and independent with statewide influence on public-policy coverage. The New Mexican is the oldest newspaper in the state and has remained focused on accountability journalism since its inception in 1849.

Santa Fe is a small city with a big identity. New Mexico’s state capital is a world-class destination for those who appreciate the arts, culture, history, food and the outdoors. Our subscribers are smart, passionate and care about public-policy issues on the local, state, national and global level.

The successful candidate:

●               Delivers relevant and compelling storytelling in different ways to help readers understand directly, reform and navigate their communities and lives.

●               Respects the history and diversity of the communities served by The Santa Fe New Mexican.

●               Creates innovative content.  Understands the wants, needs and behavior of news consumers.  Researches, defines, plans and delivers news content to sustain and expand the mission of The New Mexican.

●               Works without ego and with a learning-first mindset. Thinks like an editor.

●               Understands and grows The New Mexican audience.  Develops storytelling approaches to cover the community, interact with readers and deliver news to diverse audiences in engaging ways.

●               Understands and embraces the spirit and responsibilities of local ownership of The New Mexican.

●               Builds bridges.  Works collaboratively with editors, the newsroom and others affiliated with The New Mexican.  Takes responsibility for defining and outlining projects, setting schedules and deadlines.

●               Writes and edits at a high level.  Writes with authority and excellence. Knows communication is key when the external focus is reader engagement, and the internal focus is collaboration.

●               Maintains high ethical standards.  Knows industry standards.

●               Knows the law or knows where to get answers.  Defends the public’s right to know, knows open-records law, grasps libel law and protects copyright.

●               Knows how to win.

If you are qualified and interested, but have questions, contact Cynthia Miller at cmiller@sfnewmexican.com

The Santa Fe New Mexican is an equal opportunity employer and a Certified Family Friendly Business. The Santa Fe New Mexican participates in E-Verify.