Colorado Political Correspondent — Remote & Audience-Driven

COURIER; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Employee Assistance Program

Full health benefits

Home office reimbursement

401k

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Courier Newsroom in Colorado is seeking a Political Correspondent. This remote (Colorado-based) full-time role will lead political reporting, audience-building, and multi-format storytelling across email, video, and social platforms.

You will launch and grow an audience-focused newsletter and be the primary Colorado coverage driver. You will break local and state political news, build trusted sources, and collaborate with editorial and social teams to deliver engaging content for readers across

Qualifications

• 5+ years of political reporting or content creation.
• Deep understanding of Colorado's political landscape.
• Proven track record of building an audience through content or product.
• Strong writing/reporting skills with accessible storytelling.
• Experience creating content for social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube).
• Comfort on camera and willingness to appear in videos.

Responsibilities

• Report, write, and produce political journalism rooted in local communities.
• Break news and deliver fast-turnaround coverage on political developments.
• Build and maintain a network of on-the-ground sources.
• Provide additional state-level political coverage as needed.
• Manage a weekly newsletter and grow subscriber base.
• Create multi-format content (videos, explainers, carousels, posts).
• Collaborate with social, editorial, newsletter, and marketing teams.

Skills

Political reporting

Audience growth

Social media

On-camera

Canva

Descript

Tools

Canva

Emplifi

Descript

Job description

Courier Newsroom in Colorado is seeking a Political Correspondent. This remote (Colorado-based) full-time role will lead political reporting, audience-building, and multi-format storytelling across email, video, and social platforms.

You will launch and grow an audience-focused newsletter and be the primary Colorado coverage driver. You will break local and state political news, build trusted sources, and collaborate with editorial and social teams to deliver engaging content for readers across