Inside Congress Newsletter and Congress News Editor
POLITICO is seeking a creative and enterprising editor to lead our daily Inside Congress newsletter and help drive our broader Congress news coverage. This editor will play a central role in owning a critical relationship with our core Capitol Hill readers who need to know what’s coming next and why it matters.
This high-impact role sits at the intersection of newsletter strategy and real-time congressional coverage. You’ll help ensure Inside Congress is indispensable to lawmakers, staffers, lobbyists and policy professionals, while also contributing to POLITICO’s Congress report across platforms, including the homepage and premium POLITICO Pro products. You’ll be expected to handle breaking news, scoops and sharp analysis of key personalities, power dynamics and legislative fights.
We’re looking for someone fluent in the rhythms of Congress and the Washington news cycle — an editor who can spot what matters now, elevate strong reporting and package it in ways that cut through the noise. You should love collaborating with ambitious reporters and editors on our front‑line Congress team and across the newsroom, thrive on deadline and have strong instincts for how to turn Capitol Hill intelligence into must‑read journalism.
What You’ll Need
Strong writing and editing skills, preferably with a track record of producing smart, authoritative journalism that drives the conversation on Capitol Hill
Deep knowledge of Congress, including key committees, leadership and the legislative process
An ability to envision and execute a clear editorial strategy for a flagship newsletter and fast‑moving news coverage
Comfort working evening and Sunday‑Thursday shifts on tight deadlines
A commitment to delivering exclusive, high‑value coverage for POLITICO’s consumer and premium subscriber audiences
Enthusiasm for coaching reporters, sharpening copy and helping colleagues do their best work
A collaborative mindset and interest in working across teams, including audience, product and other policy verticals
We value our people. Click here for more on what we offer and what it’s like to work for POLITICO.
Let’s keep in touch. You can view our list of open positions here. We hope to see your application soon!
About Us. POLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power. Since 2007, we have delivered intelligence that anticipates tomorrow's headlines, not reports on yesterday's news. As politics has increasingly become the defining force of our era, our work has never been more vital.
Cabinet secretaries and Ministers start their mornings with our analysis. CEOs shape strategy around our reporting. Advocacy leaders rely on our insights to move policy. We deliver the straightforward facts and clear‑eyed analysis they need to navigate the most complex political landscape of our lifetimes.
Our 1,100+ publishing professionals across the world's key democratic capitals—Washington, Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin, Sacramento, and New York—form the world's premier politics and policy newsroom. We tell the story of how power really works by explaining who wields it and how they plan to exercise it, connecting dots others miss and delivering scoops from sources others don't even know exist.
Innovation has always been a core tenet of our story. At launch, we bet that depth would trump scale, that talent would trump traffic, and that politics would become central to modern life. In 2011, we made another bet and launched POLITICO Pro to help decision‑makers understand the business of government, transforming both how they shape government action and the business of journalism itself.
These bets have made POLITICO the most successful digital news startup of its generation and the indispensable resource for leaders who shape the future. Today, we are a rarity in media: a growing, profitable, and sustainable news organization.
POLITICO is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE, a family‑owned transatlantic media company headquartered in Berlin and New York. Axel Springer is dedicated to shaping the future of journalism in the free world, believing that a free and informed society is essential to democracy. The company’s guiding principles - first articulated as The Essentials by founder Axel Springer in the aftermath of World War II - remain a cornerstone of the company’s foundation today. Learn more about Axel Springer.
Posting Date: 2026-02-06
Title: Congress Editor
#J-18808-Ljbffr
This high-impact role sits at the intersection of newsletter strategy and real-time congressional coverage. You’ll help ensure Inside Congress is indispensable to lawmakers, staffers, lobbyists and policy professionals, while also contributing to POLITICO’s Congress report across platforms, including the homepage and premium POLITICO Pro products. You’ll be expected to handle breaking news, scoops and sharp analysis of key personalities, power dynamics and legislative fights.
We’re looking for someone fluent in the rhythms of Congress and the Washington news cycle — an editor who can spot what matters now, elevate strong reporting and package it in ways that cut through the noise. You should love collaborating with ambitious reporters and editors on our front‑line Congress team and across the newsroom, thrive on deadline and have strong instincts for how to turn Capitol Hill intelligence into must‑read journalism.
What You’ll Need
Strong writing and editing skills, preferably with a track record of producing smart, authoritative journalism that drives the conversation on Capitol Hill
Deep knowledge of Congress, including key committees, leadership and the legislative process
An ability to envision and execute a clear editorial strategy for a flagship newsletter and fast‑moving news coverage
Comfort working evening and Sunday‑Thursday shifts on tight deadlines
A commitment to delivering exclusive, high‑value coverage for POLITICO’s consumer and premium subscriber audiences
Enthusiasm for coaching reporters, sharpening copy and helping colleagues do their best work
A collaborative mindset and interest in working across teams, including audience, product and other policy verticals
We value our people. Click here for more on what we offer and what it’s like to work for POLITICO.
Let’s keep in touch. You can view our list of open positions here. We hope to see your application soon!
About Us. POLITICO illuminates the forces shaping global power. Since 2007, we have delivered intelligence that anticipates tomorrow's headlines, not reports on yesterday's news. As politics has increasingly become the defining force of our era, our work has never been more vital.
Cabinet secretaries and Ministers start their mornings with our analysis. CEOs shape strategy around our reporting. Advocacy leaders rely on our insights to move policy. We deliver the straightforward facts and clear‑eyed analysis they need to navigate the most complex political landscape of our lifetimes.
Our 1,100+ publishing professionals across the world's key democratic capitals—Washington, Brussels, London, Paris, Berlin, Sacramento, and New York—form the world's premier politics and policy newsroom. We tell the story of how power really works by explaining who wields it and how they plan to exercise it, connecting dots others miss and delivering scoops from sources others don't even know exist.
Innovation has always been a core tenet of our story. At launch, we bet that depth would trump scale, that talent would trump traffic, and that politics would become central to modern life. In 2011, we made another bet and launched POLITICO Pro to help decision‑makers understand the business of government, transforming both how they shape government action and the business of journalism itself.
These bets have made POLITICO the most successful digital news startup of its generation and the indispensable resource for leaders who shape the future. Today, we are a rarity in media: a growing, profitable, and sustainable news organization.
POLITICO is a subsidiary of Axel Springer SE, a family‑owned transatlantic media company headquartered in Berlin and New York. Axel Springer is dedicated to shaping the future of journalism in the free world, believing that a free and informed society is essential to democracy. The company’s guiding principles - first articulated as The Essentials by founder Axel Springer in the aftermath of World War II - remain a cornerstone of the company’s foundation today. Learn more about Axel Springer.
Posting Date: 2026-02-06
Title: Congress Editor
#J-18808-Ljbffr