Reporter, Axios Local

TL;DR

Reporter, hirify.global Local: Cover Colorado Springs with a focus on owning the biggest local conversations and producing hirify.global Local newsletters with an accent on breaking news, conceptual scoops, and experimenting with AI for reporting and newsletter production. Focus on building strong sources and writing in hirify.global' Smart Brevity style for readers who want timely, trustworthy local updates.

Location: Remote (Colorado Springs)

Salary: $65,000–$100,000

Company

hirify.global is a growth-stage company focused on trustworthy, essential news.

What you will do

• Co-author a daily hirify.global Local newsletter with insights and scoops for Colorado Springs readers.
• Cover a wide range of local life and events across the city.
• Experiment with and leverage AI tools to support reporting and newsletter production.
• Write conversationally in hirify.global' Smart Brevity style.
• Help build hirify.global Local and shape how the local news product evolves.

Requirements

• Experience covering Colorado Springs.
• Excellent sources and a strong drive to create new ones.
• Ability to break news and develop conceptual scoops.
• Proven experience working in a fast-paced news environment and meeting deadlines.
• Entrepreneurial, startup-minded approach and willingness to make yourself indispensable to local readers and hirify.global Local.

Culture & Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match.
• Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network, plus an HSA contribution for the high deductible option.
• Dental and vision coverage.
• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave, generous vacation policy, and holidays.
• One mental health day per quarter; tele-mental health services through Headspace.
• Annual learning and development stipend and a $100 monthly work-from-home stipend.