Axios is a media company that delivers trustworthy news and deep analysis in shareable, efficient ways. The company was founded by Jim Vandehei, Mike Allen, and
Reporter
Location
Florida
Posted
136 days ago
Salary
$60K - $90K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Reporter
Axios
• Authoring two twice-weekly Axios newsletters with potential to increase cadence that feature insights and scoops that matter most to the hyper-local audience • A command of the local market along with the sourcing necessary to illuminate busy readers about the community where they live • Helping build Axios Local and shape how the product evolves • Ability to create stories across multiple platforms, including newsletter, web and social media.
Job Requirements
- Experience covering news and a deep understanding of Broward County
- Excellent sources and ability to create new ones
- Strong reporting skills and comfort working independently and on deadline
- Ability to decipher data, break news and create conceptual scoops
- Background in understanding local and national news coverage more broadly
- A belief in and dedication to writing in Smart Brevity.
Benefits
- 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 telehealth 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
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