Editor for Axios Local - South Region - Remote

Overview

Axios is dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news content in an audience-first format. Axios Local now publishes daily newsletters in 31 cities across America and we’re growing. We are hiring an editor to bolster our team in the South region, including coverage of Charlotte, Raleigh, Nashville, Atlanta, New Orleans and soon-to-launch Huntsville, Alabama.

In Short

• Oversee and edit the production of daily local news coverage in Axios Local's cities in the South.
• Work with reporters to help shape stories and edit in Smart Brevity.
• Assist with research on important topics, events, and trends driving the conversation.
• Write stories and newsletter items in partnership with reporters when needed.
• Manage multiple reporting teams in cities across the South.

Requirements

• Preferably is located in the South with a deep sense for the culture.
• Proven editing experience in a fast-paced newsroom. (Experience editing daily newsletters is a plus.)
• A deep understanding of the South and how politics, business, tech and culture impact the region.
• Ability to assign and manage multiple stories at once.
• Confidence working in a remote-first environment.
• Experience managing reporters at varying levels of seniority.
• A belief in Smart Brevity as the core style of Axios.

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match
• Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network
• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option
• Dental and vision coverage
• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
• Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
• One mental health day per quarter
• Annual learning and development stipend
• $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
• Tele-mental health services through Headspace
• OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
• Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate
• Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility
• Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
• Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
• Virtual company-sponsored social events
• A strong and positive work environment
• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture