Reporter, News

1 big thing: Axios is a media organization dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news in an audience-first format. We're hiring for a writer-editor to lead the afternoons and evenings on our newsdesk. Why it matters : Reporting to our Executive Editor, the news writer-editor will play a critical role as part of the 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. This is the ultimate “safe pair of hands” job — someone we can trust to both edit the work of others and write their own, too. Go deeper : The role comes with a range of responsibilities, including: Real-time news surveillance Quick-turn writing of spot news stories Editing a wide variety of national news, from breaking stories across the national file to the occasional enterprise. 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 and editing experienc