Axios is a new media company delivering vital, trustworthy news and analysis in the most efficient, illuminating, and shareable ways possible. Backed by Greycroft.
About the role
1 big thing: Axios is a media organization dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news in an audience-first format. We're hiring reporters to write for our newsdesk. Why it matters : Reporting to our Head of News, the news writers will play a critical role as a 24/7 nerve center for the newsroom.
What they're looking for
- We are after people with a “see it, write it” mentality who have a personal passion for news and a fast-twitch set of journalistic reflexes
- This is a job for the news junkies who “monitor the situation” for fun and want to do it for a living
- We operate at one cadence - do it right now - and are after people who marry a love of news with the thrill of being busy
- Real-time news surveillance
- Quick-turn writing of spot news stories
- Monitoring developments on key stories and flagging them to experts
More about this role
1 big thing: Axios is a media organization dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news in an audience-first format. We're hiring reporters to write for our newsdesk.
Why it matters : Reporting to our Head of News, the news writers will play a critical role as a 24/7 nerve center for the newsroom.
- We are after people with a “see it, write it” mentality who have a personal passion for news and a fast-twitch set of journalistic reflexes.
- This is a job for the news junkies who “monitor the situation” for fun and want to do it for a living.
- We operate at one cadence - do it right now - and are after people who marry a love of news with the thrill of being busy.
Go deeper : The role comes with a range of responsibilities, including:
- Real-time news surveillance
- Quick-turn writing of spot news stories
- Monitoring developments on key stories and flagging them to experts
Worthy of your time: Ideal candidates will have a get-stuff-done attitude, a strong sense of personal responsibility and urgency, and a passion for being on top of the news at all times. Some of the skills include:
- Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with a team of journalists.
- Writing...
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