Reporter (Future Talent Pool)

POLITICO; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading political news organization is seeking ambitious reporters to join its team. The role requires delivering news and enterprise stories across various platforms, with a strong emphasis on how government policies affect the public. Candidates should have two to four years of reporting experience in a daily newsroom, excellent news judgment, and a collaborative spirit. This position offers a chance to make impactful contributions in a fast-paced environment, perfect for those passionate about political reporting.

Qualifications

• At least two to four years of experience working as a reporter in a daily newsroom.
• A track record of delivering scoops and enterprise on a beat.

Responsibilities

• Deliver news and enterprise stories that appear across all of POLITICO’s platforms.
• Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues throughout the newsroom.

Skills

Excellent news judgment

Collaboration

Investigative reporting

Job description

Job Description

POLITICO is seeking ambitious and enterprising reporters to join our team. POLITICO’s policy teams dig into consequential issues across a wide range of beats. We’re looking for reporters with a deep interest in how the government enacts policies that touch the lives of the public and shape our future. The successful candidates will have a track record of delivering scoops and enterprise reporting in a fast-paced daily newsroom. This position also includes the opportunity to deliver news and enterprise stories that appear across all of POLITICO’s platforms. Note: This is an evergreen posting intended to build a pipeline of qualified candidates for future openings.

What You'll Need

• At least two to four years of experience working as a reporter in a daily newsroom
• Excellent news judgment and a deep understanding of how federal agencies and Congress make news
• The ability to work closely and collaboratively with colleagues throughout the newsroom
• A track record of delivering scoops and enterprise on a beat

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About Us

POLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power. Since 2007, we have delivered intelligence that anticipates tomorrow’s headlines, not reports on yesterday’s news. As politics has increasingly become the defining force of our era, our work has never been more vital.

Cabinet secretaries and Ministers start their mornings with our analysis. CEOs shape strategy around our reporting. Advocacy leaders rely on our insights to move policy. We deliver the straightforward facts and clear-eyed analysis they need to navigate the most complex political landscape of our lifetimes.

Our 1,100+ publishing professionals across the world’s key democratic capitals—Washington, Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin, Sacramento, and New York—form the world’s premier politics and policy newsroom. We tell the story of how power really works by explaining who wields it and how they plan to exercise it, connecting dots others miss and delivering scoops from sources others don’t even know exist.

Innovation has always been a core tenet of our story. At launch, we bet that depth would trump scale, that talent would trump traffic, and that politics would become central to modern life. In 2011, we made another bet and launched POLITCO Pro to help decision-makers understand the business of government, transforming both how they shape government action and the business of journalism itself.

These bets have made POLITICO the most successful digital news startup of its generation and the indispensable resource for leaders who shape the future. Today, we are a rarity in media: a growing, profitable, and sustainable news organization.

POLITICO is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE, a family-owned transatlantic media company headquartered in Berlin and New York. Axel Springer is dedicated to shaping the future of journalism in the free world, believing that a free and informed society is essential to democracy. The company’s guiding principles—first articulated as The Essentials by founder Axel Springer in the aftermath of World War II—remain a cornerstone of the company’s foundation today. Learn more about Axel Springer.

Posting Date

2026-01-28

Title

Reporter