# Staff Writer, Congressional Leadership at FiscalNote

- Company: FiscalNote
- What the company does: Backed by NEA.
- Company website: https://fiscalnote.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Washington, DC
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $75K to $80K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-26
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/fiscalnote/a87e0772-001f-41fa-b698-48a1da27b5bb
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/fiscalnote-staff-writer-congressional-leadership/

## About the role

CQ Roll Call seeks an experienced, versatile and motivated journalist to join a team of reporters covering the elected leadership of the House factions, caucuses and group dynamics. This is a role for someone who can generate distinctive coverage for a sophisticated audience. The ideal candidate has excellent news judgment, superior writing and reporting skills, and a strong record of breaking news and developing sources. You can connect the dots and can balance spot news and unique enterprise.

## What they're looking for

- Producing a daily story of the day about congressional leaders and their strategies and messaging, as well as contributing to other teams’ stories and medium- and long-term enterprise reports
- Contributing to both CQ and Roll Call newsletters as well as prominent space in Roll Call print, contributing to legislative tracking as needed (markups and vote entry) as well as major legislation and nominations
- Writing and analysis of annual CQ Vote Studies reports
- Working with the White House correspondent on the relationship between the executive and legislative leaders
- Collaborating on photo/visuals, graphics, podcasts and other storytelling forms to enhance your reporting
- Participating in webinars and other corporate activities to amplify your journalism

Tags: Editorial