• Break exclusive, timely stories on political strategy, messaging, and partisan framing. • Regularly pitch story ideas that fit SAN’s mission, both for daily news and for features. • Cover political developments with clarity and urgency, focusing especially on enterprise and investigative pieces that explain how and why political decisions are made. • Collaborate with editors to refine ideas and deliver high-impact stories. • Analyze and report on trends in political messaging and public perception. • Build and maintain a network of sources to stay ahead of the political news cycle. • Maintain the highest ethical standards of journalism. Ensure accuracy, clarity and originality in all reporting. • Provide fair coverage of controversial issues that stays true to SAN’s mission of unbiased journalism. • Collaborate with SAN’s multimedia and marketing teams to highlight your journalism on shows, podcasts, videos and social media.