Reporter, Axios DC

The big picture: Axios is a company dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. We're hiring a Reporter to cover the Washington, D.C. area as part of our growing local news initiative .

Why it matters: This reporter will help local readers understand what's happening in their own backyard, getting readers smarter, faster on the news, events and local folkways that matter most to them. 

Go deeper: We're looking for a skilled writer who wants to own the biggest conversations about local news, lifestyle, sports and write newsletters that become the talk of the town. 

Requirements include:

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 

Experimenting with and leveraging AI for reporting and newsletter production

Writing conversationally, in Axios' Smart Brevity style

Helping build Axios Local and shape how the product evolves

Worthy of your time: Ideal candidates will operate with a startup mentality and an entrepreneurial spirit, and have the following skills:

Experience covering news in D.C.

Excellent sources and ability to create new ones

Ability to break news and create conceptual scoops

Omnivorous curiosity about your hometown, no matter how long you've lived there

Ideas, ideas, ideas 

Comfort flexing some voice and personality in your writing

Proven experience working in a fast-paced news environment and on deadline 

The desire to make yourself indispensable to local readers and to Axios Local 

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.

Axios is committed to embracing artificial intelligence as a core part of how we work. All team members are expected to actively develop AI literacy and use AI tools to enhance their productivity, creativity, and efficiency. We invest in ongoing learning to ensure every employee is equipped to responsibly and effectively integrate AI into their daily workflows.

What Axios brings to the table besides salary:

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

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