Reporter, Local

Axios

Reporter covering Colorado Springs local news as part of Axios' local news initiative. Co-authoring a daily newsletter and engaging with the community through reporting and AI.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience covering Colorado Springs
Excellent sources and the desire to create new ones
Ability to break news and create conceptual scoops
Omnivorous curiosity about your hometown, no matter how long you've lived there
Ideas, ideas, ideas
Comfort flexing some voice and personality in your writing
Proven experience working in a fast-paced news environment and on deadline
The desire to make yourself indispensable to local readers and to Axios Local

Benefits

Comp & perks

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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Soft Skills

omnivorous curiosityexcellent sourcesability to break newscreativityflexibility in writing voiceproven experience in fast-paced environmentdeadline managementindispensability to local readers