Colorado-Remote Political Correspondent with Audience Growth

COURIER; Colorado; Remote; USD 65.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Unlimited PTO

Employee Assistance Program

Health benefits

$500 home office reimbursement

401k

Flexible working arrangements

Zusammenfassung

Courier Newsroom in Colorado is seeking an entrepreneurial political correspondent who will lead coverage in the state, break news, contextualize politics for readers, and grow an audience-focused newsletter product that builds trust and engagement over time.

You will work with Courier’s editorial and social teams, but you will be the primary driver of coverage, reporting, storytelling, and audience engagement in Colorado across email, social, and video formats.

Qualifikationen

• 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, values-rooted storytelling with minimal editing oversight.
• Experience creating content for social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube).
• Comfort on camera and willingness to appear in videos or host short-form segments.
• Familiarity with tools such as Canva, Emplifi, Descript; willingness to learn new tools.
• Comfort experimenting with tone, formats, and approaches to meet audience needs.
• Ability to work independently in a startup-like, fast-paced environment.

Aufgaben

• Break and explain local and state political news.
• Develop and distribute ongoing media content tailored to a specific audience.
• Build a personal, trusted presence across social platforms and in inboxes.
• Use audience insights, data, and experimentation to refine your content and reporting approach.
• 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 (videos, explainers, carousels, text posts, etc.) to expand reach.
• Use analytics, platform insights, audience feedback, and A/B-style testing to refine your storytelling and product strategy.
• Create short-form video content, including on-camera explainers, TikTok/Instagram videos, or voice-overs.
• Collaborate with social media team to translate reporting into social-ready content (carousels, graphics, and videos).
• Build and grow a personal social presence that positions you as a trusted, relatable political communicator in Colorado.
• Work closely with social, political editorial, newsletter, and marketing teams to ensure consistent messaging and high-quality content.
• Share learnings and collaborate with other correspondents and editors across the Courier network.
• Contribute to growth and monetization strategies for state-level media products.

Kenntnisse

5+ years of political reporting

Audience development

Social media content creation

Strong writing

Tools

Canva

Emplifi

Descript

Jobbeschreibung

Courier Newsroom in Colorado is seeking an entrepreneurial political correspondent who will lead coverage in the state, break news, contextualize politics for readers, and grow an audience-focused newsletter product that builds trust and engagement over time.

You will work with Courier’s editorial and social teams, but you will be the primary driver of coverage, reporting, storytelling, and audience engagement in Colorado across email, social, and video formats.