Quick Take: Axios is a growth-stage startup dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. Were hiring a Business Reporter!
Why it Matters: You will report & write daily stories for our business newsletters & step in as a regular backup newsletter author as needed.
Go Deeper: Our Business Reporter will collaborate across our business, finance, & markets coverage to report on the biggest stories & trends shaping the American economy & business landscape & break news to help shape our coverage.
The Details: Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit & passion for Axios mission. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to break stories, spot trends for longer-range coverage, & convey contextual meaning to developments on the beat. Ideal candidates will also have the following skills:
- Experience reporting on business & business-adjacent topics, & the ability to see past the daily noise to spot the news & trends that matter
- Positive attitude & ability to thrive in high-pressure news environments
- Highly collaborative mindset
- Commitment to the Axios mission & Smart Brevity style
Dont 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 & cell phone benefit
- A commitment to an open, inclusive, & diverse work culture
- Annual learning & 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 & 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 & meditation classes
- Virtual company-sponsored social events