Reporter, Defense (Business & Capital)

The role

This reporter will act as a subject matter expert on the businesses and money transforming the defense industry. You will break news on venture capital, startups, mergers and acquisitions, and defense procurement.

What you will do

• Contribute to a bi-weekly newsletter exploring defense business trends and news.
• Break news on venture capital, startups, mergers and acquisitions, public companies, defense procurement and financial forces.
• Help readers understand how Pentagon priorities and industrial policy influence investments and corporate strategy.
• Become a public authority on stage and elsewhere to illuminate these issues.
• Actively develop AI literacy and use AI tools to enhance productivity, creativity, and efficiency.

Required qualifications

• Commitment to building and nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Belief in Smart Brevity as the core writing style of Axios.
• Reporting experience in a fast-paced news environment.
• Demonstrated experience landing big scoops and conceptualizing big ideas.
• Strong writing skills for online and newsletters.
• Ability to command a stage and live interview.
• Experience working across teams to produce quality content.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Nice to have

• Entrepreneurial spirit
• Passion for Axios' mission

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

About the company

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