Staff Writer, Congressional Leadership
Fiscalnote · Washington, DC
Posted 21 days ago · $75,000 - 80,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 21 days Fiscalnote's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 88% of Fiscalnote's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Fiscalnote
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 16 open
- Hiring momentum
- 25 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
The Staff Writer for Congressional Leadership at CQ Roll Call will be responsible for reporting and writing about the elected leadership of the House factions and caucuses. This role requires generating distinctive coverage for a sophisticated audience, balancing spot news with unique enterprise stories, and developing sources within Congress. The position involves daily reporting from Capitol Hill and demands excellent news judgment and superior writing skills.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
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What you need
- Experience covering Congress
- Excellent news judgment
- Superior writing and reporting skills
- Strong record of breaking news and developing sources
What you get
- Competitive salaries
- Retirement accounts
- Equity packages
- Comprehensive benefits packages
Worth weighing
- Base salary range is $75,000 - 80,000 per year
- Requires daily reporting from the Capitol
- Four published writing samples are required for application
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