Reporter, the Nightly and POLITICO Magazine

POLITICO is looking for a talented, experienced writer to help helm The Nightly, one of POLITICO’s best-read newsletters, and report impactful stories for POLITICO magazine, from narrative features and investigations to ideas-driven essays and quick-turn perspective on the news. The Nightly provides reporting and analysis on political and policy topics driving the national conversation, aiming to give its readers unique information regarding the day’s most significant issues. The writer would provide bylined lead items in the Nightly twice a week – items that must reflect intellectual ambition, along with thorough reporting and vivid writing. The journalist also would be a part of the magazine’s regular team, and a participant in planning meetings for both the magazine and the Nightly. The ideal candidate will possess outstanding writing skills, an enthusiasm for politics and policy and a desire to work in a fast-paced, competitive news environment.