Young America’s Foundation (YAF) is committed to ensuring that increasing numbers of young Americans understand and are inspired by the ideas of individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values.
Young America’s Foundation (YAF) has an immediate opening for an investigative reporter for YAF’s online publication, The New Guard. The investigative reporter will work with the YAF’s leadership to report on attacks on free expression by universities and K-12 public and private institutions.
The ideal candidate will work daily with YAF’s program and communications teams to cultivate contacts, follow up on leads, and publish daily stories to make The New Guard the #1 destination for campus news.
The investigative reporter will review tips submitted through the YAF’s Campus Bias Tipline and follow up on leads.
The investigative reporter will cultivate student contacts nationwide to provide tips on breaking stories on campus and produce content for the Foundation’s social media accounts, including X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and other platforms.
Occasional travel will be required. This is not a remote position. The candidate is required to work full-time at YAF’s National Headquarters in Reston, Virginia.
This job description is representative of the expectations of the position described. Additional duties, reporting relationships, and/or position criteria may be assigned. YAF reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. Salary will be based on experience and previous salary history.
Send a cover letter, one-page resume outlining the requirements, professional references, and salary history to*:
Young America’s Foundation
11480 Commerce Park Drive
Reston, Virginia 20191
[email protected]
800-USA-1776
*Incomplete applications (i.e. those suggesting “references and salary history upon request”) will not be considered.
While we thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position, we can only contact those to whom we can offer an interview. Only complete and direct applications will be considered. No phone calls, please.
