Career Opportunities

Daily Kos is the nation’s largest liberal online political community, news organization, and activism hub. Powered by millions of highly engaged supporters, we’re building progressive power by connecting grassroots activists to hundreds of people-powered organizations and campaigns.

We are seeking a Product Manager to guide the continuing evolution of dailykos.com and associated products. As Product Manager, you will be responsible for gathering requirements and specifying features which support readers’ and activists’ participation on site and in the broader grass roots political process by thoroughly understanding user motivation and goals, researching best practices and competitive sites, running user testing, administering surveys and metrics tools and collecting feedback from staff and stakeholders from other departments. To accomplish this, you will ideate with engineers, QA and customer support, help direct the work of the graphic designer and produce clear documentation (comps, specifications, personas, etc.) that the engineering team will use to implement these features. You will report to the Senior Director of Program Management to ensure your designs and specifications advance the strategic goals of the organization and the progressive movement. 

This role is exclusively represented by the Pacific Media Workers Guild, CWA Local 39521.

Responsibilities - Manage Agile software development processes - Oversee requirements gathering, acceptance criteria formulation, success metric definition, and liaising with design teams.  - Proficient in drafting user stories and story maps, while closely monitoring issue progression and providing timely solutions to the development team. - Collaborates to refine the product backlog and facilitate daily standup meetings and other essential team gatherings. Skilled in integrating diverse stakeholder needs to construct goal-oriented roadmaps and OKRs, while appropriately scoping projects within resource limitations. - Collaborate with remote teammates and execute meticulous product acceptance tasks. Proficient in documenting business requirements and conducting thorough business analysis, leveraging market data to inform product strategies aligning with both user and business needs. - Use data-driven insights for informed decision-making, creating concise dashboards for effective communication with executive leadership. Lead A/B testing initiatives and conducting user surveys as required. - Actively engage with the user community on dailykos.com to ensure a thorough understanding of user perspectives and needs, fostering company-wide success through stakeholder alignment. - Experience/Qualifications - Detail-oriented, with excellent written and verbal communication skills - Understanding of Agile and Scrum development practices - Familiarity with how software is developed and released - The ability to partner with a diverse group of stakeholders with competing interests  - Comfort with extracting meaningful signal from large data sets - Daily Kos is proud to deliver a strong total rewards program to our employees.

The position offers: - Competitive compensation - Remote-first work environment - Paid employee medical, dental and vision benefits - 401K with a 5% company match - 9 Company-paid holidays  - 6 weeks vacation  - Paid Sick Time - Traumatic Grief Leave - Paid parental/family/medical leave - Remote Worker Stipend - Professional Development Stipend - Employee Referral Bonus Program - Flex Spending Account - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Company paid short & long term disability - Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness benefit

This position is a 40 hour/week, full-time exempt position and reports to the Senior Director of Program Management. Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States. Our organizational commitment to personal growth and work-life balance reduces churn and encourages a very rewarding long term position.

At Daily Kos, we believe that the diversity of ideas, experiences, and cultures that our employees contribute to our organization help us be more effective activists, and we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We have a team of amazing people with different backgrounds and talents that are energized by the day’s news events, and people united by common cause. We’re a company that loves learning and supports growth and training for all our employees.

Women, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Location: Remote within the US

Daily Kos is the nation’s largest liberal online political community, news organization, and activism hub. We produce news you can do something about. Powered by millions of dedicated activists, we’re transforming media and organizing by empowering regular Americans to reshape politics.

The Managing Editor oversees the day-to-day operations of the Newsroom—assigning, editing, and scheduling stories; supervising staff writers; and coordinating the publication of content from other teams in the Content Division. The Managing Editor works closely with the head of the Content Division to make data-driven decisions and execute the editorial strategy, shaping narratives and guiding political analysis. The Managing Editor also oversees the editorial calendar and publishing schedule and ensures that we have sufficient coverage, including for special events.

This position reports to the head of the Content Division.

The position may require weekend work.

Responsibilities:

• Manage Newsroom staff, contractors, and freelancers, including hiring, onboarding, goal-setting, regular 1:1s, performance management, assigning tasks, coordinating schedules, approving time-off requests, holding direct reports accountable for job performance, and issuing disciplinary action as needed
• Implement and maintain Newsroom policies and procedures
• Shape and oversee the goals and growth of the Newsroom team
• Serve on committees as appropriate
• Direct daily news coverage by assigning and approving stories that reflect Daily Kos’ editorial mission and comply with the Code of Ethics
• Help writers to develop unique angles on major news of the day as well as longer originally reported and enterprise stories
• Direct coverage of live events, such as election nights and presidential debates, as well as breaking news on nights and weekends as needed
• Lead the Newsroom in tracking news developments in real time and alert the team to breaking news
• Collaborate with leadership in the Content Division on content strategy
• Oversee the front page publishing schedule
• Oversee headline workshopping and testing and image selection
• Contribute to ongoing improvement of editorial systems, processes, and best practices
• Monitor analytics to continuously assess content performance to help inform editorial decision-making
• Oversee the integration of AP wire stories and other third-party content into the publishing schedule
• Work with the Director of Community to promote community, freelance, and partner content to the front page
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Experience:

• 10+ years in digital media, preferably in advocacy journalism
• 5+ years in an editorial management role
• Strong leadership skills as demonstrated through previous management or mentorship experience
• A successful track record of building and managing teams with varying levels of experience
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to supervise, motivate, and work effectively with writers and editors of varying skills and experience
• Proven journalism skills, including reporting and editing
• Deep knowledge of progressive and Democratic politics
• An understanding of, and commitment to, advocacy journalism
• Familiarity with SEO, content optimization, and social media distribution
• Knowledge of AP style
• Knowledge of analytics tools such as Chartbeat and Google Analytics
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Commitment to diversity in sourcing topics and approaches
• Comfortable with a virtual working environment
• Be tech and internet savvy (we use Google Docs, Slack, Dropbox, Asana, and lots of other tools that make work life easier)

Salary Range: $125,000 - $145,000

Benefits:

Daily Kos is proud to deliver a strong total rewards program to our employees.

The position offers:

• Competitive compensation
• Remote-first work environment
• Paid employee medical, dental and vision benefits
• Access to a Health Advocate
• 401K with a 5% company match
• 9 Company-paid holidays
• 6 weeks vacation
• Paid Sick Time
• Traumatic Grief Leave
• Paid parental/family/medical leave
• Remote Worker Stipend
• Professional Development Stipend
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Flex Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid short & long term disability
• Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness benefit

This position is a 40 hour/week, full-time, exempt position. Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

At Daily Kos, we believe that diversity of ideas, experiences, and cultures helps us be more effective activists. We are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We have a team of amazing people with backgrounds and talents energized by the news events and people united by a common cause. We love learning and support training for employees to continue career growth. In addition, our organizational commitment to personal growth and work-life balance reduces churn and encourages a very rewarding long-term position.

Women, people of color, and LGBTQIA individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Note: Principals Only. Daily Kos does not accept agency calls or resumes. Please do not forward resumes to any recruiting alias or employee.

Location: Remote within the US

Daily Kos is the nation’s largest liberal online political community, news organization, and activism hub. We produce news you can do something about. Powered by millions of dedicated activists, we’re transforming media and organizing by empowering regular Americans to reshape politics.

The Staff Reporter works with the Newsroom team, as part of the Content Division, writing about politics through an unapologetically progressive lens to provide readers with information and resources to fight for democracy, win elections, and impact government.

The position may require weekend work.

This position is represented by the Pacific Media Workers Guild, Local 39521 of the NewsGuild-Communication Workers America.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and pitch multiple stories a day, from quick, short pieces with unique angles on political news of the day as well as longer originally reported stories and analysis
• Build and maintain relationships with leaders and staff in elected officials’ offices, campaigns, and advocacy organizations
• Contribute to coverage of breaking news and live events, such as election nights and presidential debates
• Help the newsroom track news developments in real time and alert editors to breaking news
• Use video-clipping software such as TVEyes to incorporate video into stories as appropriate
• Work to build a personal brand through an active social media presence
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Experience:

• Must have a minimum of 3+ years of original reporting experience at a digital news outlet, preferably in advocacy journalism, including:
• Reaching out to sources;
• Conducting interviews;
• A base of existing sources and the skills to grow it;
• A portfolio of work that demonstrates original and enterprise reporting
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Knowledge of digital best practices, including SEO, headline writing, and metrics

Qualifications:

• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to write clean copy that does not require substantial re-writing
• Knowledge of AP style
• Ability to break down complex policies and processes for a general audience
• Deep understanding of progressive and electoral politics
• Excellent news judgment
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Comfortable with a virtual working environment
• Be tech and internet savvy (we use Google Docs, Slack, Dropbox, Asana, and lots of other tools that make work life easier)

Salary Range: $77,250.00 - $87,550.00

Benefits:

Daily Kos is proud to deliver a strong total rewards program to our employees.

The position offers:

• Competitive compensation
• Remote-first work environment
• Paid employee medical, dental and vision benefits
• Access to a Health Advocate
• 401K with a 5% company match
• 9 Company-paid holidays
• 6 weeks vacation
• Paid Sick Time
• Traumatic Grief Leave
• Paid parental/family/medical leave
• Remote Worker Stipend
• Professional Development Stipend
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Flex Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid short & long term disability
• Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness benefit

This position is a 40 hour/week, full-time, exempt position reporting to the Managing Editor. Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States. In addition, our organizational commitment to personal growth and work-life balance reduces churn and encourages a very rewarding long-term position.

At Daily Kos, we believe that diversity of ideas, experiences, and cultures helps us be more effective activists. We are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We have a team of amazing people with backgrounds and talents energized by the news events and people united by a common cause. We love learning and support training for employees to continue career growth. In addition, our organizational commitment to personal growth and work-life balance reduces churn and encourages a very rewarding long-term position.

Women, people of color, and LGBTQIA individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.

Note: Principals Only. Daily Kos does not accept agency calls or resumes. Recruiters, please do not contact or forward resumes.