News Writer-Editor (Afternoons & Evenings)

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 experience in a fast-paced news environment.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring and activating on news.
• A belief in Smart Brevity as the core writing style of Axios.
• Experience working across teams to produce quality content.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the digital and social media landscape.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willing to work afternoons/evenings (2pm-10pm ET Sunday-Thursday)