Remote NM Political Correspondent & Audience Builder

Courier Newsroom; New Mexico; Remote; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Home office stipend

Flexible working

Job summary

Courier Newsroom is seeking an entrepreneurial Political Correspondent in New Mexico. This remote, state-focused role demands breaking local political news, contextualizing it for readers, and reaching audiences through email, social, video, and a hybrid approach.

You will lead on-platform reporting for New Mexico, build audience strategy from scratch, and collaborate with teams to ensure consistent, audience-first journalism that informs and engages local communities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of political reporting or political content creation.
• Deep understanding of New Mexico politics and communities.
• Strong writing and reporting skills with minimal editing oversight.
• Experience creating content for social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube).

Responsibilities

• Break news and deliver fast-turnaround coverage on local and state politics.
• Produce clear, compelling political journalism across formats (text, video, email).
• Build an audience strategy from scratch and own content end-to-end.
• Develop and distribute media content tailored to a local NM audience.
• Grow a trusted personal presence across social platforms and inboxes.

Skills

Political reporting

Audience development

Social media content

Video-friendly

Job description

Courier Newsroom is seeking an entrepreneurial Political Correspondent in New Mexico. This remote, state-focused role demands breaking local political news, contextualizing it for readers, and reaching audiences through email, social, video, and a hybrid approach.

You will lead on-platform reporting for New Mexico, build audience strategy from scratch, and collaborate with teams to ensure consistent, audience-first journalism that informs and engages local communities.