Reporter and Editor,
Michigan Capitol Confidential

Michigan Capitol Confidential seeks an entrepreneurial and enterprising team player with a background in news journalism for the position of reporter and editor. CapCon is committed to improving the quality and quantity of information provided to Michigan residents on the actions of state and local governments that impact them, their families and their economic livelihoods.

CapCon is a daily online news service and quarterly print publication of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Our editors, news reporters and freelancers produce stories from a free-market perspective that highlight government obstacles, waste and abuse. The Mackinac Center’s policy team helps provide content ideas and serves as a resource for the CapCon reporting team. The reporter and editor will work in the news division to achieve these goals.

Qualifications:

• Commitment to free-market solutions to public policy problems.


• Support government transparency and accountability.


• An understanding of the structure and procedures of state and local government.


• Excellent writing and investigative skills.


• Ability to manage multiple tasks in parallel.


• Ability to meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure.

Core Responsibilities:

• Find, select, write, assign and help edit articles and commentaries that will inform Michigan residents through daily, in-depth coverage of policy decisions made by elected officials and other policymakers.


• Work closely with CapCon reporters and Mackinac Center analysts covering policy issues from a free-markets perspective.


• Understand and accurately describe complex public policy issues, their effects on residents’ lives and potential solutions.


• Work to make CapCon the dominant statewide investigative news source on policy issues.


• Monitor readership trends and develop or contribute to strategic plans that expand the publication’s reach and consistent readership.

This position is located at, or requires regular travel to, our headquarters in Midland, Michigan. The Mackinac Center offers competitive salary and benefits including but not limited to: health, dental, life, disability insurance and 30 days paid time off, in addition to nine paid holidays per year.

About the Mackinac Center

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy is an educational and research institute in Midland, Michigan. We advance liberty and opportunity for all people. We develop free-market policy recommendations, challenge government overreach, and foster a climate of public opinion that encourages policymakers to act in the public interest.

Compensation will be commensurate with experience. To apply for this position, please send cover letter, writing sample, resume, three professional references[*] and salary history to:

Patricia Benner
Vice President for Operations
Email: careers@mackinac.org
Fax: (989) 631-0964

While we thank all applicants for their interest in this position, we are only able to contact those whom we are considering for an interview. No telephone calls, please

[*] References will not be contacted without prior permission from the candidate.

For more information about the Mackinac Center please visit our About page.