Axios is a growth-stage startup dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. We’re hiring a Business Reporter!
Why it Matters: You will report and write daily stories for our business newsletters and step in as a regular backup newsletter author as needed.
Go Deeper: Our Business Reporter will collaborate across our business, finance, and markets coverage to report on the biggest stories and trends shaping the American economy and business landscape and break news to help shape our coverage.
The Details: Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for Axios’ mission. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to break stories, spot trends for longer-range coverage, and convey contextual meaning to developments on the beat. Ideal candidates will also have the following skills:
- Experience reporting on business and business-adjacent topics, and the ability to see past the daily noise to spot the news and trends that matter
- Positive attitude and ability to thrive in high-pressure news environments
- Highly collaborative mindset
- Commitment to the Axios mission and Smart Brevity style
Don’t forget:
- Competitive salary
- Health insurance (100% paid for individuals, 75% for families)
- Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
- 401K
- Generous vacation policy, plus company holidays
- Company equity
- Commuter and cell phone benefit
- A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
- Annual learning and development stipend
Additional pandemic-related benefits:
- One mental health day per month
- $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
- Tele-mental health services
- OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
- Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
- Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
- Weekly company-sponsored exercise and meditation classes
- Virtual company-sponsored social events
To apply, go here.
