Political Correspondent

Our New Hampshire Political Correspondent is responsible for leading our state political coverage to connect important policy decisions to New Hampshirites day-to-day lives in a brand new civic newsroom. They will execute our political coverage and underwriting content strategy, as well as develop a personal brand as a go-to voice for civic impact content in the state. In addition, this role requires fostering and maintaining relationships with key political stakeholders in the state.

The Political Correspondent will report to the National Political Editor, with strategic coverage steers and underwriting assignments from the National Political Director.

This is a fully remote position within the state of New Hampshire that will require some weekend work/flexible scheduling and time in Concord/covering the state legislature. In addition to a base salary, Courier Newsroom offers a competitive benefits package, including a full suite of healthcare benefits, paid time off, and a flexible working arrangement.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Develop a deep understanding of mission and core audience for the state, and best practices for communicating with that audience
Execute a weekly budget for political coverage content that is developed in collaboration with the senior leadership of political and partnerships
Develop 3-5 original reporting content packages a month that connect the dots with policy and real world impact through human-centered, localized stories
Break news at least once a quarter (with a goal of demonstrated and meaningful impact as defined by the National Political Director and National Political Editor)
Work collaboratively with the Community Editor, Social Media Manager and other staff in your state to ensure state teams for cohesive content production and targeted, strategic audience development/engagement
Pitch content ideas and products that tie directly to the mission of our civic impact work
Meet all deadlines for underwriting content with high quality, strategic work
Meet weekly goals for content metrics by delivering high quality content, leveraging an always developing personal network and collaborating with state content organizers to amplify content pieces
Develop strategies in coordination with the National Political Editor and Content Organizing Team on how to further improve our content’s reach
Work to build a personal brand through an active Twitter and/or TikTok presence
Build connections with political and community leaders/staff in the state
Utilize resources and messaging guidance provided by senior political and partnership leadership
Ensure all political coverage graphics and videos are branded with consistency and match community/local news content as well.