Colorado Political Correspondent & Audience Builder

Courier Newsroom, Inc.; Colorado; Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

EAP

Health benefits

Home office reimbursement

401k

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Courier Newsroom in Colorado seeks an entrepreneurial political correspondent who can break local/state political news, craft accessible storytelling, and grow an audience across email, social, and video. You will own a newsletter product and drive coverage from concept to publication, collaborating with central teams while leading state reporting.

You’ll report, write, and produce political journalism rooted in local communities, break fast-turnaround news, and translate complex politics into

Qualifications

• 5+ years of political reporting or content creation.
• Strong understanding of Colorado politics and communities.
• Proven ability to grow an audience through content or product.
• Experience creating social content for multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

• Report, write, and produce political journalism rooted in local communities.
• Break news and deliver fast-turnaround coverage on politics, legislation and elections.
• Build and maintain a strong network of on-the-ground sources across stakeholders.
• Provide additional state-level coverage for the newsroom as needed.
• Manage a weekly newsletter and multi-format distribution.
• Collaborate with social, editorial, and marketing teams for consistency.

Skills

Audience growth

Storytelling

On-camera

Social video

Content strategy

Tools

Canva

Emplifi

Descript

Job description

Courier Newsroom in Colorado seeks an entrepreneurial political correspondent who can break local/state political news, craft accessible storytelling, and grow an audience across email, social, and video. You will own a newsletter product and drive coverage from concept to publication, collaborating with central teams while leading state reporting.

You’ll report, write, and produce political journalism rooted in local communities, break fast-turnaround news, and translate complex politics into