How to hire a news analyst

How to hire a news analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step news analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a news analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new news analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The news analyst hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Hiring the perfect news analyst also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of news analyst salaries for various roles:

   Type of News Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   News Analyst	Reporters, correspondents, and broadcast news analysts inform the public about news and events happening internationally, nationally, and locally. They report the news for newspapers, magazines, websites, television, and radio.	$14-33
   News Anchor	A news anchor presents and reports the news to the public, usually through television news broadcast or radio. They must keep the people informed of the current events, locally or internationally... Show more	$14-28
   Sports Analyst	A sports analyst acts as both a journalist and a commentator. They analyze sports data and make reports on it to the public... Show more	$23-57

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • News Stories
   • News Reports
   • News Articles
   • Press Releases
   • Financial Statements

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage project team meetings using SharePoint calendars.
   • Assist management with evaluation of restructuring alternatives, procurement of financing, negotiations with multiple constituencies and issuance of new securities.
   • Live weekday VJ reporter (writing, shooting and editing video) providing daily packages and VO/SOTS.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your news analyst job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A news analyst can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, news analysts' average salary in montana is 36% less than in pennsylvania.
   • Seniority. Entry-level news analysts 55% less than senior-level news analysts.
   • Certifications. A news analyst with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a news analyst's salary.

   Average news analyst salary

   $47,134yearly

   $22.66 hourly rate

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   Entry-level news analyst salary

   $31,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 27, 2026

   Average news analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$65,066	$31
   2	Connecticut	$64,105	$31
   3	Virginia	$63,828	$31
   4	Massachusetts	$63,448	$31
   5	District of Columbia	$63,304	$30
   6	California	$59,054	$28
   7	New Jersey	$55,355	$27
   8	Arizona	$53,119	$26
   9	Texas	$51,675	$25

   Average news analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Bloomberg	$100,895	$48.51
   2	FactSet	$82,292	$39.56
   3	Media Matters International	$59,628	$28.67
   4	Radio Holdings Inc	$53,463	$25.70
   5	KBS	$53,460	$25.70
   6	Entravision Communications	$52,530	$25.25
   7	Fox News	$52,291	$25.14
   8	TVB	$52,290	$25.14
   9	SOS International	$52,006	$25.00
   10	Adecco	$38,119	$18.33
   11	The Korea Times	$37,006	$17.79

4. Writing a news analyst job description

   A good news analyst job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a news analyst job description:

   News analyst job description example

   Santa Clara Valley (Cupertino),California,United States
   
   Marketing
   
   + Minimum 5 to 7 years of relevant industry work experience with a good understanding of digital publishing and subscription business
   
   + Self-starter who works effectively in a fast-paced environment; is comfortable managing ambiguity while delivering results with minimal guidance
   
   + Excellent analytical skills with the ability to quickly translate data into actionable insights
   
   + Laser focus on the business goals and the end consumer
   
   + Comfort working closely with analytics teams
   
   + Strong project management capability with attention to detail
   
   + Energetic and collaborative team player with exceptional relationship-building and interpersonal skills
   
   + Passionate about news, media and consumer technology
   
   + Excellent presentation, written and verbal communication skills; ability to articulate a strong point of view clearly and succinctly
   
   **Description**
   
   Supporting the business growth manager with: NEWS+ BUSINESS GROWTH: Work cross functionally to leverage external and internal analyses to determine where optimizations are possible and evaluate new opportunities around: - New audiences growth - New offer testing - Internal and External partnerships - Channels growth and optimization - Customer lifecycle communications - Subscribers' benefits only offers BUSINESS REPORTING AND ANALYTICS: - Daily & weekly performance reporting - Monthly forecast - Budget planning - Acquisition touch points performance vs goals - In collaboration with the various analytics teams, report on drivers of variances from projections on trial acquisition as well as back end KPIs - Ad-hoc modeling of new opportunities - Liaise between different teams to ensure projects are on track - In collaboration with Finance, determine the viability of some acquisition channels, new opportunities (content and deals)
   
   **Education & Experience**
   
   **Additional Requirements**
   
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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find news analysts for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your news analyst job on Zippia to find and recruit news analyst candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as problogger, media bistro, journalismjobs.com, content writing jobs.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with news analyst candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new news analyst

   Once you've found the news analyst candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new news analyst. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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