Staff Writer, Congressional Leadership

FiscalNote•Washington, DC

40d•Onsite

About The Position

CQ Roll Call seeks an experienced, versatile and motivated journalist to join a team of reporters covering the elected leadership of the House factions, caucuses and group dynamics. This is a role for someone who can generate distinctive coverage for a sophisticated audience. The ideal candidate has excellent news judgment, superior writing and reporting skills, and a strong record of breaking news and developing sources. You can connect the dots and can balance spot news and unique enterprise. Experience covering Congress strongly preferred.

Requirements

3+ years of experience as a reporter at newspapers, news websites, magazines, wire services and other news outlets.
Experience in Washington, D.C., for a subscription news outlet, wire service or news bureau covering Congress is strongly recommended
An ability to find new, creative ways to scrutinize the relationships among Congress, the White House, judicial branch and lobbying efforts to influence them
Strong written and verbal communication skills and mastery of AP style
Strong understanding of congressional procedure and history and culture and the ability to convey your passion for the subject to readers
A commitment to the journalistic values of accuracy, objectivity, fairness and editorial independence

Nice To Haves

College degree is helpful but not essential. Equivalent, relevant work experience is what matters

Responsibilities

Producing a daily story of the day about congressional leaders and their strategies and messaging, as well as contributing to other teams’ stories and medium- and long-term enterprise reports
Contributing to both CQ and Roll Call newsletters as well as prominent space in Roll Call print, contributing to legislative tracking as needed (markups and vote entry) as well as major legislation and nominations
Writing and analysis of annual CQ Vote Studies reports
Working with the White House correspondent on the relationship between the executive and legislative leaders
Collaborating on photo/visuals, graphics, podcasts and other storytelling forms to enhance your reporting
Writing profile stories about members of the House and Senate, particularly leaders and prominent caucus and faction leaders and other lawmakers and congressional candidates that feed CQ’s Guide to the New Congress and other products about members
Participating in webinars and other corporate activities to amplify your journalism