# Senior Staff Writer

> AlphaX · Bethesda, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-10

**Salary:** USD 104,500–116,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** AlphaGov

## Description

[AlphaGov](https://alpha-gov.com/) is seeking a Senior Staff Writer for future editorial and communications opportunities. You’ll report and write original stories that explain how public programs, research, and policy decisions affect people. We’re looking for a writer who can spot a story in a report, find the people closest to it, and bring their perspectives into an accurate, readable piece.

**What you’ll do**

-   Pitch and write reported features, profiles, and explanatory articles for print and digital audiences.
-   Interview researchers, public officials, frontline staff, and community members. Ask follow-up questions that uncover details readers would otherwise miss.
-   Use original documents, data, and interviews to verify claims and give readers context.
-   Manage several stories from pitch through publication, coordinating interviews, drafts, fact-checks, and editorial review.
-   Work with editors, designers, photographers, and video producers to choose the best way to tell each story.

Apply to be considered.

## Requirements

-   At least five years of experience in journalism, feature writing, or a professional editorial role that includes original reporting.
-   Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, English, or a related field.
-   A portfolio of published work demonstrating interviewing, long-form writing, and the ability to explain complex subjects to a general audience.
-   Experience verifying facts and quotations, handling sensitive interviews with care, and meeting publication deadlines.

## Benefits

**Nice to have**

-   Reporting experience in government, healthcare, education, workforce issues, science, or public policy.
-   Experience using public records, survey findings, or research data to develop an original story.

## Apply

[Apply at AlphaX](https://apply.workable.com/alphax/j/F03E76691C/apply)

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