News Editor
Newsweek
Floor Action Reporter / BillTrack Researcher
FiscalNote
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • District of Columbia, Washington
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💰 $67,000 per year
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Track every action on the House or Senate floor as it happens, providing complete, timely coverage and precise descriptions of both the policy and legislative procedure involved.
- Read, summarize and analyze bill text and floor actions; prepare impartial, fact-based bill summaries of all measures and amendments subject to floor activity for publication or internal circulation.
- Backstop and/or collaborate with team members to provide detailed and informative analysis of congressional committee actions.
- Quickly and accurately collect and process legislative data, bill text information and other related information as assigned by editors.
- Master operational tools, procedures and software systems to maintain CQ’s legislative data and develop understanding of CQ Roll Call databases and tracking products.
- Balance long hours and an unpredictable congressional schedule while juggling multiple assignments.
- Report breaking news from the House and Senate floors and promptly respond to newsroom questions or requests for floor information.
- Work with editors and reporters to develop reporting, writing and news-gathering skills; cultivate relationships with congressional and government agency sources.
- Contribute ideas about product priorities, data quality and operational improvements within CQ’s legislative research and analysis department.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- At least one year of research or writing experience, preferably in a political or policy-focused capacity; equivalent experience on Capitol Hill; or equivalent experience in journalism (researcher, reporter, or copy editor).
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Strong interest in policy, politics and/or procedure.
- Ability to read and summarize drafts of legislation and amendments, drawing relevant context from the U.S. Code and relevant, reliable sources.
- Ability to write objectively about legislative proposals.
- Experience with large amounts of data entry, proofing and related research.
- Strong attention to detail and good organizational abilities.
- Ability to work a schedule that largely mirrors the House and Senate daily/weekly hours of operation.
- Ability to meet strict deadlines.
- Familiarity with congressional operations and the policy-making process.
- Ability to develop sources, gather information and process content consistently with CQ Roll Call’s editorial style and standards.
- Must be available to work from the press gallery office spaces within the U.S. Capitol building.
