New York Post is hiring: City Hall Reporter, California Post in Los Angeles

California Post City Hall Reporter

The New York Post is heading West and this is your chance to be a part of history as we open a brand-new newsroom and make a significant investment in Los Angeles. The California Post will be a game changer, putting the people of the Golden State first and holding the powerful to account across digital platforms and print.

This is a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: The California Post will bring The New York Post's DNA of powerful, agenda-setting journalism to the West Coast and be a fresh and fearless voice for common sense.

Our focus will also go well beyond hard-hitting news and iconoclastic opinion. The nationally recognized Page Six will bring its sassy and brassy attitude directly to the entertainment capital of the world. The California Post Sports department will deliver muscular coverage of the biggest teams in town, from the locker room to the front office. Our Tech team will reveal the latest innovators and innovations that will shape the nation's future.

Los Angeles is one of the great cities of the world, and it's time L.A. and California at large had a bold, new voice. The California Post will be that voice. California, here we come!

The California Post is seeking a driven, well-sourced City Hall Reporter to cover the personalities, politics, and policies that shape life in the nation's second-largest city. Los Angeles' City Hall is a place of power, conflict, and intrigue, and this reporter will be at the center of it all breaking news, developing enterprise stories, and connecting the dots for readers on how decisions inside City Hall impact their daily lives.

This is a high-profile role that requires tenacity, creativity, and the ability to cultivate and maintain deep sources across the city's political ecosystem. The right candidate thrives in a competitive environment, understands how to set the agenda on local politics, and can write in the Post's signature sharp, engaging style.

Responsibilities:

• Cover Los Angeles City Hall as your primary beat, reporting on the mayor, city council, and city agencies.
• Break news and develop enterprise stories that set the agenda for coverage of Los Angeles politics.
• Cultivate and maintain sources across political, business, and advocacy circles.
• File multiple stories per week, from breaking news briefs to longer enterprise pieces.
• Pitch scoops, exclusives, and story ideas with an eye for what will resonate with local and national audiences.
• Collaborate with colleagues across beats to provide broader context on California politics.
• Use data, documents, and public records to strengthen and deepen reporting.
• Appear on camera and across social platforms to discuss and promote your stories.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of newsroom reporting experience, with at least some of that covering politics, government, or City Hall.
• A proven ability to develop and maintain sources who provide unique insights and access.
• Strong news judgment, writing chops, and ability to turn stories quickly.
• Experience working in a competitive, fast-paced newsroom environment.
• A collaborative approach and passion for telling stories that matter to readers.
• A strong social media presence or following is preferred.
• On-camera experience strongly preferred reporters should be comfortable discussing and presenting stories on video, podcasts, and other formats to help extend our journalism across digital and social platforms.

Application Instructions: Please submit a resume, cover letter, and three clips that showcase your political reporting and ability to break news. Applicants may also submit a short video introduction highlighting their experience and approach to covering Los Angeles City Hall.

Note: The New York Post adheres to a hybrid work model. This role will be expected to report into the office 4 days per week (subject to change depending on business needs) when not in the field.

Pay Range: $75,000 - $95,000