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• Own lifecycle marketing strategy across audience acquisition, registration, engagement, retention and repeat attendance for Axios Live Essential events. • Build automated, behavior-driven marketing journeys that personalize the attendee experience before, during and after every event. • Develop audience nurture programs for key audience segments including newsletter subscribers, previous attendees, sponsors, partners, Axios Pro members and new prospect audiences. • Create lifecycle strategies that increase repeat attendance, strengthen audience loyalty and improve long-term audience value. • Lead audience acquisition strategy for Axios local and national events. • Develop multi-channel marketing campaigns leveraging: • Email marketing • Paid social • Organic social • House advertisements • Newsletter promotions • Partner marketing • Referral campaigns • Manage paid advertising campaigns across Meta, LinkedIn and emerging platforms to efficiently grow registrations and qualified audiences. • Continuously optimize acquisition performance through audience targeting, creative testing and conversion analysis. • Own email marketing strategy and execution for Axios Live Essential events. • Develop campaign calendars, messaging strategies and promotional timelines aligned with event objectives. • Build targeted audience segments using engagement and behavioral data to improve personalization and conversion. • Draft, QA and deploy the complete event email lifecycle including: • Invitations • Speaker announcements • Registration confirmations • Reminder campaigns • Know Before You Go communications • Post-event follow-up • Thank-you campaigns • Partner with Editorial and Event Leads to develop messaging that reflects Axios' editorial voice while maximizing audience engagement. • Build and maintain audience profiles across industries, executive functions and geographic markets. • Lead audience segmentation efforts to identify high-value audiences and improve campaign targeting. • Analyze registration trends, attendance behavior and audience composition to inform future marketing strategies. • Develop recommendations that strengthen audience quality, diversity and long-term growth. • Build and maintain centralized marketing dashboards tracking campaign performance across Axios Live events. • Monitor registrations, attendance, engagement, conversion and marketing channel performance. • Translate data into actionable recommendations for stakeholders. • Design and execute A/B tests that improve registration conversion, email engagement and audience acquisition performance. • Develop recurring reporting that measures marketing effectiveness across campaigns, channels and event portfolios. • Serve as marketing lead for Axios Live essential events. • Partner closely with Events, Editorial, Partnerships, Design and Audience Development throughout campaign planning and execution. • Lead weekly marketing updates, sharing registration performance, audience insights, campaign priorities and recommendations with internal stakeholders. • Ensure audience-first thinking is embedded throughout the event planning process.

Role Description Axios is hiring Local Market Builders to help scale Axios Local across key markets. This is a foundational, in-market revenue leader responsible for building Axios’ local advertising business from the ground up. - Develop deep relationships with local business leaders and convert those relationships into long-term advertising partnerships. - Build and own a book of business from day one, leveraging existing relationships with local decision-makers. - Prospect, pitch, and close new local advertisers (restaurants, healthcare systems, law firms, real estate, financial services, dealerships, and more). - Develop repeatable revenue streams through renewals and long-term partnerships. - Serve as the Axios brand ambassador in-market, attending events, building community presence, and collaborating with editorial teams. - Create and manage a high-volume pipeline of deals (typical deal size: $5K–$15K). - Operate with a founder mindset—owning outcomes, testing approaches, and building momentum in-market. Qualifications - 5–8+ years in sales, digital media, advertising, or related field. - Deeply connected in your market and know how to turn relationships into revenue. - Proven ability to build and monetize a book of business. - Demonstrated success in closing new business and generating revenue from personal network. - Strong relationships with local advertisers, agencies, or business leaders in your market. Requirements - Entrepreneurial and self-starting—comfortable building from zero. - Highly networked in your local market. - Strong hunter mentality with a bias toward action. - Comfortable with ambiguity and longer ramp periods. - Excellent communicator and relationship builder. - Deep curiosity about local businesses and community dynamics. Benefits - Competitive base salary + strong variable commission structure. - Uncapped earnings potential tied to revenue generation. - Early ramp support (non-recoverable draw). - Additional incentives for new logo acquisition and early market traction. - 401(k) with employer match. - Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network. - Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option. - Dental and vision coverage. - Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave. - Birth-givers will have an additional 6-8 weeks, depending on type of delivery, for a total of 18-20 weeks continuous leave. - Generous vacation policy, plus holidays. - One mental health day per quarter. - Annual learning and development stipend. - $100 monthly work-from-home stipend. - Tele-mental health services through Headspace. - OneMedical membership, including tele-health services. - Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate. - Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility. - Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies. - Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers. - Virtual company-sponsored social events. - A strong and positive work environment. - A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture.

• Identify quotes, cut clips, and live tweet events as staffed in real time with quick turnaround. • Write recap articles in Axios Smart Brevity style across all event formats. • Draft and edit YouTube video titles and descriptions using AI-assisted tools while ensuring all content meets Axios editorial standards. • Write and post LinkedIn recap posts for Houses and Summits. • Identify relevant Axios reporting and newsroom coverage to incorporate into event communications and attendee materials. • Support proactive concept development and thought-starter ideation for future events. • Maintain editorial excellence and Smart Brevity standards across all content. • Draft attendee-facing email communications, including Know Before You Go (KBYG), Thank you, Moderator outreach emails, and day before/day of reminders. • Ensure event communications align with Axios Live editorial standards and style guidelines. • Turn around transcripts and post-event content on tight deadlines. • Coordinate with newsroom, social, and communications teams to surface newsworthy moments in real time. • Remain available for rapid-response editorial requests during major event programs. • Lead guest invite strategy for Roundtables. • Build and maintain executive-level attendee lists. • Research and vet prospective participants to ensure relevance, newsworthiness, diversity and current leadership roles. • Track client recommendations, competitor sensitivities and audience priorities. • Coordinate direct outreach to communications teams, public relations professionals and industry stakeholders. • Manage invitation workflows, including Initial invitations, Follow-up outreach, RSVP management, Guest substitutions and Participant communications. • Maintain invitation trackers and attendee databases. • Provide client leads with attendance updates, participation status and outreach reporting. • Serve as an on-site editorial lead. • Manage audio recording, note-taking and transcript workflows. • Schedule moderator preparation calls. • Build moderator research and briefing materials. • Create moderator prep documents and conversation frameworks. • Draft moderator host cards, run-of-show materials and event scripts. • Produce attendee lookbooks, seating charts and participant briefings. • Gather moderators, thought starters, relevant Axios reporting and discussion prompts. • Ensure moderators are fully prepared before and during events. • Support moderators and speakers throughout the event experience. • Update and maintain editorial process documentation for concept requests, roundtable attendees and other editorial deliverables. • Help migrate and organize workflows across Google Sites, Airtable and internal systems. • Contribute to the continuous improvement of Axios Live editorial operations.

• Managing and supporting reporters through editorial brainstorming and execution. • Owning the company's vision and communicating it clearly to your teams. • Experimenting with and leveraging AI to drive workflow efficiencies. • Story and newsletter editing in our Smart Brevity style. • Write stories and newsletter items when needed.

• Cover the health tech sector with a focus on breaking news • Beat competition and scoop deals in health tech • Collaborate with internal teams and external audiences • Report on key developments in the health tech deals market • Enhance profile through appearances in newsletters, events, and media

• Write high-impact local news items in Axios’ Smart Brevity style (typically short-form, daily pieces) • Jump on timely stories, events and trends • Contribute to Axios Local newsletters, plus their websites and social media accounts as needed, often with a daily turnaround • Collaborate with an editor and/or full-time newsletter author(s) • Help fill longer coverage gaps occasionally, (e.g. 1-3 months) as needed

• Anchor a weekly newsletter exploring the biggest trends and news driving the future of defense in space. • Help Axios readers across our newsletters make sense of the evolution of militaries and war by identifying and explaining the topics that really matter. • Become our public authority on stage and elsewhere to help illuminate these important issues.

Title: Branded Content Writer, National Location: Remote USA Job Description: The big picture: Axios is a modern media company dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. We are hiring a National Branded Content Writer to join our brand studio team! Why it matters: The Branded Content Writer will work to develop branded content for Axios’ advertising partners. As a member of the Branded Content team, you will work with the Branded Content Editor and with all members of the revenue team to build and maintain thought leadership campaigns for Axios’ brand partners in our trademark Smart Brevity style. Go deeper: In this highly collaborative role, we are looking for someone with strong writing and editing skills to create native branded content that appears on the Axios website, in our newsletters, and at our events. Our ideal candidate is fast, thorough, able to hit daily deadlines, and works well on teams. Worthy of your time: With the guidance of an editor, candidates must be able to craft original sponsored content and, where necessary, conduct research for content topics across a wide range of brands. Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for Axios’ mission, and have the following skills: - Writing experience in a branded or editorial capacity - Passion for thought leadership and storytelling on behalf of brands - Demonstrated ability to research and brainstorm themes and messaging to align with client’s messaging goals, including advocacy, thought leadership and brand marketing campaigns - Skilled at working with dense, technical, or complex subject matter - Demonstrated experience writing on social media platforms - Comfort with live interviews to assist in the creation and production of branded content - Familiarity working on small creative teams to create client-driven materials - Design/infographic skills are a plus Starting salary for this role is in the range of $55,000 - $85,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills. This range does not include other benefits. Axios is committed to embracing artificial intelligence as a core part of how we work. All team members are expected to actively develop AI literacy and use AI tools to enhance their productivity, creativity, and efficiency. We invest in ongoing learning to ensure every employee is equipped to responsibly and effectively integrate AI into their daily workflows. What Axios brings to the table besides salary: - 401(k) with employer match - Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network - Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option - Dental and vision coverage - Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave - Generous vacation policy, plus holidays - One mental health day per quarter - Annual learning and development stipend - $100 monthly work-from-home stipend - Tele-mental health services through Headspace - OneMedical membership, including tele-health services - Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate - Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility - Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies - Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers - Virtual company-sponsored social events - A strong and positive work environment - A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture Equal Opportunity Employer Statement Axios is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Axios makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

• Develop branded content for Axios’ local advertising partners • Work with the Branded Content Editor and local revenue partners to build and maintain thought leadership, community-based, and brand marketing campaigns • Create native branded content for local audiences that appears on the Axios website, in newsletters, and at events • Craft original sponsored content and conduct research on local issues, industries, and communities across a range of brands and markets • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce high-quality content that meets client goals and deadlines

• Co-authoring a daily Axios newsletter full of insights and scoops that matter most to the Springs • Interest in covering many aspects of life in the city • Experimenting with and leveraging AI for reporting and newsletter production • Writing conversationally, in Axios' Smart Brevity style • Helping to build Axios Local and shaping how our product evolves