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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Onsite
Application Instructions
Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history. All of your application materials, which may include PDF files of work samples and/or links to audio, video, photography or graphics, must be uploaded to the field labeled Resume/Cover Letter/Work Samples to be considered for the position.
We’re on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you’ll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most.
The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning News and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales.
The Washington Post is seeking a creative, collaborative and visually sophisticated designer to help shape how audiences experience our journalism across digital platforms.
News Design is a team of visual journalists who elevate The Post’s reporting through compelling, reader-centered storytelling. Working across digital formats and platforms, news designers collaborate with journalists throughout the newsroom to create presentations that deepen understanding, capture attention and make our journalism distinctive.
We are looking for a designer with exceptional visual instincts, strong editorial judgment and a passion for solving storytelling problems. The ideal candidate understands how typography, composition, color, imagery and interaction can work together to make journalism clearer and more powerful. They should be equally energized by creating an ambitious custom presentation for a major enterprise story and finding smart, elegant solutions on a tight news deadline.
This is a highly collaborative role. News designers work alongside reporters, editors, photographers, graphics journalists, illustrators and developers, contributing ideas from the earliest stages of a story through publication. We are looking for someone eager to experiment, take thoughtful creative risks and help evolve the visual identity of The Washington Post.
This position is based in our Washington, D.C., newsroom and will require some night and weekend work.
What Motivates You:
How You’ll Support the Mission:
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Interested candidates should upload a résumé, cover letter and portfolio highlighting representative work to our jobs portal. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, but those received by Oct. 9 will be prioritized. The cover letter should be addressed to News Design Director Christine Ashack and Head of Visuals Soo-Jeong Kang.
The salary range for this position is: $85,100 - $127,700. The actual salary within this range will depend on individual skills, experience and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements
Wherever you are in your life or career, The Washington Post offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits for every step of your journey:
Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
Nine paid holidays and two personal days
20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent
Robust mental health resources
Backup care and caregiver concierge services
Gender affirming services
Pet insurance
Free Post digital subscription
Leadership and career development programs
Benefits may vary based on the job, full-time or part-time schedule, location, and collectively bargained status.
