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Quick Take: Axios is dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. We are hiring a Politics Editor!
Why it Matters: We’re looking for a talented player/coach with the metabolism for editing breaking news, and the sources and vision to help drive Hill and elections coverage.
Details: They will be a bridge to our newsdesk and will help steer our congressional and election coverage. They will support our reporters by crafting agenda-setting stories and guiding our coverage. This position reports to the deputy managing editor for politics.
Go deeper: Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for Axios’ mission. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to break stories, spot trends for longer-range coverage, and convey contextual meaning to developments on the beat. Ideal candidates will also have the following skills:
What Axios brings to the table besides salary:
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