Reporter, Axios Local (D.C.)

📋 Description

• Author a daily Axios local newsletter for the D.C. audience
• Build a strong local presence and connect local to national/global stories
• Collaborate across teams to create cross-platform stories (online, video, broadcast, podcast)
• Develop sources and report quickly to illuminate the community
• Help shape Axios Local and influence product evolution
• Cover the Washington, D.C. area as part of our local news initiative

🎯 Requirements

• Experience covering news in D.C.
• Excellent sources and ability to create new ones
• Strong reporting skills and comfort working in a fast-paced environment and on deadlines
• Ability to decipher data, break news and create conceptual scoops
• Deep knowledge of the local market, including politics, business, and/or social issues
• A belief in and dedication to writing in Smart Brevity

🎁 Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match
• Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network
• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution
• Dental and vision coverage
• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
• Annual learning and development stipend