[Hiring] Reporter @Axios

Role Description

We are hiring a Reporter to cover the Washington, D.C. area as part of our growing local news initiative, which is extending our mission to America’s hometowns.

• Authoring a daily Axios newsletter that features insights and scoops that matter most to the D.C. audience
• A command of the local market along with the sourcing necessary to illuminate busy readers about the community where they live
• Helping build Axios Local and shape how the product evolves
• Collaborating across teams at Axios to create stories that have impact and bringing stories to life across multiple platforms (online, video, broadcast, or podcast)

Qualifications

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

Requirements

Starting salary for this role is in the range of $60,000 - $130,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills. This range does not include other compensation benefits. Axios' compensation philosophy takes into account cost of labor differentials across the country. Because this is a remote-optional job posting, this salary range takes into account all possible locations within the United States, but candidates will only be eligible for the salary range for their location.

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 for the high deductible health plan option
• Dental and vision coverage
• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
• Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
• One mental health day per quarter
• Annual learning and development stipend
• $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
• Tele-mental health services through Headspace
• OneMedical membership, including telehealth services
• Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate
• Inclusive fertility, hormonal health, and family-forming benefits through Carrot Fertility
• Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
• Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
• Virtual company-sponsored social events
• A strong and positive work environment
• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture