Reporter, Axios Houston

Quick take: Axios is a growth-stage company dedicated to providing trustworthy, essential news in a format that respects readers' time. We're hiring a reporter to cover Houston as part of our growing local news initiative.

Why it matters: This reporter will help locals understand what's happening in their own backyards, getting readers smarter, faster on the news, events and local folkways that matter most to them.

Go deeper: We're looking for a skilled reporter who wants to own the biggest conversations in Houston and write newsletters that become the talk of the town. Requirements include:

• Co-authoring a daily Axios newsletter full of insights and scoops that matter most to Houston residents
• Interest in covering many aspects of life in the city
• Experimenting with and leveraging AI for reporting and newsletter production
• Writing conversationally, in Axios' Smart Brevity style 
• Helping to build Axios Local and shaping how our product evolves

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

• Experience covering Houston
• Excellent sources and the desire to create new