Part Time-Temp Reporter, Axios Local
Core
Part-time, temporary local reporter and writer creating smart, essential news and lifestyle coverage for young professionals in specific U.S. cities.
Role type
Part-time temp local reporter/writer
Builds
Daily short-form news items, Axios Local newsletters, website content, and social media posts
Domain
U.S. local news and lifestyle
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Strong news judgment, clean concise writing, ability to move quickly and hit deadlines, omnivorous curiosity, comfort with conversational reader-first voice, experience with newsletters or audience-focused writing, familiarity with Smart Brevity style, original reporting and smart aggregation, self-starter mindset
Preferred skills
Experience in a newsroom as a reporter or editor
Technologies
Axios tools
Responsibilities
Write high-impact local news items in Axios' Smart Brevity style, jump on timely stories and events, contribute to newsletters and digital platforms with daily turnaround, collaborate with editors and full-time authors, fill longer coverage gaps occasionally
Seniority
Experienced local reporter/journalist
