Part Time-Temp Reporter, Axios Local

The role

Reporters and writers will write high-impact local news items in Smart Brevity style. They will contribute to Axios Local newsletters, websites, and social media accounts.

What you will do

• Write high-impact local news items in Axios' Smart Brevity style
• Jump on timely stories, events and trends
• Contribute to Axios Local newsletters, websites and social media accounts
• Collaborate with an editor and/or full-time newsletter author(s)
• Help fill longer coverage gaps occasionally

Required qualifications

• Strong news judgment and clean, concise writing
• Ability to move quickly and hit deadlines
• Omnivorous curiosity and enthusiasm for reporting & writing about numerous subject areas
• Comfort writing in a conversational, reader-first voice
• Equally comfortable doing original reporting and smart aggregation
• Experience with newsletters or audience-focused writing
• Familiarity with our Smart Brevity style (or willingness to learn fast)
• Strong communication skills
• Experience working in a remote environment
• A self-starter

Benefits

• Onboarding, training, and access to Axios tools provided

About the company

Axios is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. The company is embracing artificial intelligence as a core part of how they work.