Editor, Axios Local

 The big picture: Axios is dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning news in an audience-first format. We now publish daily newsletters in 39 cities across America — and counting. We're hiring an editor to work with our teams in the Mountain/West region, especially focusing on our expansion in the Phoenix area.

Why it matters: You'll work with reporters in multiple cities, helping them get their local readers smarter, faster on the news, events and local folkways that matter most to them.   

Go deeper: You care deeply about the future of local news and are obsessed with cooking up innovative ways to reimagine it. You take a people-first approach to management. You're comfortable guiding expert reporters in a remote-first environment. And you're skilled at delivering consistent, clear, constructive feedback.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Managing and supporting reporters through editorial brainstorming and execution.
• Owning the company's vision and communicating it clearly to your teams.
• Experimenting with and leveraging AI to drive workflow efficiencies.
• Story and newsletter editing in our Smart Brevity style.
• Write stories and newsletter items when needed.

Worthy of your time: Ideal candidates will operate with a startup mentality and an entrepreneurial spirit, and have the following skills and qualities:

• Preferably is located in the Phoenix area and/or has a deep familiarity with it.
• Experience in a fast-paced newsroom. (Experience editing daily newsletters is a plus.)
• A deep understanding of the greater Phoenix area and what topics are important to the people who live there.
• Sharp story framing skills, and the ability to help reporters craft conceptual scoops. 
• Strong conversational writing skills, and the ability to coach reporters to write conversationally.
• Confidence working in a remote-first environment.
• Experience managing reporters at varying levels of seniority.
• A belief in Smart Brevity.
• The desire to help make your teams indispensable to local readers.

Starting salary for this role is in the range of $85,000 - $105,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills. This range does not include other compensation benefits. Axios' compensation philosophy takes into account cost of labor differentials across the country. Because this is a remote-optional job posting, this salary range takes into account all possible locations within the United States, but candidates will only be eligible for the salary range for their location.

Axios is committed to embracing artificial intelligence as a core part of how we work. All team members are expected to actively develop AI literacy and use AI tools to enhance their productivity, creativity, and efficiency. We invest in ongoing learning to ensure every employee is equipped to responsibly and effectively integrate AI into their daily workflows.

What Axios brings to the table besides salary:

• 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 telehealth 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

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Axios is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Axios makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.