Remote Political Correspondent | New Mexico Audience Builder

Courier Newsroom; Clayton (NM); Remote; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Paid holidays

EAP

Home office stipend

Flexible working

Job summary

Courier Newsroom in New Mexico seeks a Political Correspondent who can break news, contextualize politics for readers, and reach people through email, social, video, or hybrid formats.

This entrepreneurial role leads on-platform reporting in New Mexico, building an audience strategy from scratch and delivering sharp political journalism in multiple formats, including videos and newsletters.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of political reporting or content creation.
• Ability to break news and contextualize state politics for general readers.
• Experience building an audience across formats and channels.

Responsibilities

• Break news and explain local and state political developments for readers.
• Develop and distribute ongoing media content tailored to a specific audience.
• Build a personal, trusted presence across social platforms and inboxes.
• Use analytics and audience feedback to refine reporting and product strategy.
• Collaborate with editorial, social, newsletter, and marketing teams.

Skills

Audience building

On-camera

Video storytelling

Social media

News breaking

Job description

Courier Newsroom in New Mexico seeks a Political Correspondent who can break news, contextualize politics for readers, and reach people through email, social, video, or hybrid formats.

This entrepreneurial role leads on-platform reporting in New Mexico, building an audience strategy from scratch and delivering sharp political journalism in multiple formats, including videos and newsletters.