Colorado Political Correspondent & Audience Builder (Remote)

National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ); Colorado; Remote; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Employee Assistance Program

Health benefits

$500 home office reimbursement

401k

Job summary

Courier Newsroom in Colorado seeks an entrepreneurial Political Correspondent to lead on-platform reporting and audience-building. You will produce sharp political journalism across formats, including videos and email newsletters, and own the audience engagement strategy in Colorado.

You will collaborate with editorial and social teams while driving coverage, storytelling, and product growth tailored to a local audience across social, email, and video channels.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of political reporting or political content creation.
• Deep understanding of Colorado's political landscape and community dynamics.
• Demonstrated track record of building an audience through content or product.
• Strong writing/reporting skills with an ability to translate complex politics into accessible storytelling.
• Experience creating content for social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube).
• Comfort on camera and willingness to appear in videos or host short-form segments.

Responsibilities

• Report, write, and produce clear, compelling political journalism rooted in local communities.
• Break news and deliver fast-turnaround coverage on political developments, legislation, elections, and policy impacts.
• Build and maintain a strong network of on-the-ground sources: lawmakers, organizers, community leaders, campaign staff, and advocates.
• Provide additional state-level political coverage for the newsroom as needed.
• Manage a weekly newsletter, including experimenting with new ways to increase engagement and your subscribers list.
• Curate and package political reporting in an accessible, values-aligned format tailored to your target audience.
• Experiment with new storytelling formats to expand reach.
• Use analytics, platform insights, audience feedback, and A/B-style testing to refine storytelling and product strategy.
• Create short-form video content, including on-camera explainers, TikTok/Instagram videos, or voice-overs.

Skills

Political reporting

Audience growth

Content production

Video storytelling

Social media

Tools

Canva

Emplifi

Descript

Job description

Courier Newsroom in Colorado seeks an entrepreneurial Political Correspondent to lead on-platform reporting and audience-building. You will produce sharp political journalism across formats, including videos and email newsletters, and own the audience engagement strategy in Colorado.

You will collaborate with editorial and social teams while driving coverage, storytelling, and product growth tailored to a local audience across social, email, and video channels.