Washingtonpost
Graphics Assignment Editor
DC-Washington-TWP Headquarters · Part-time
Sponsorship not specified$109k-$182kDetected 30 days ago
Data VisualizationAccessibilityHRPhotographyLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Application Instructions Please list all professional experience and explain any gaps in employment history.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Encourage and empower reporters to develop innovative techniques, work more efficiently, and grow professionally.
- Mentor and support visual journalists through thoughtful editing, feedback and collaborative problem-solving.
- Help strengthen team processes, contribute to best practices and support a collaborative team culture.
Requirements
- The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, can move seamlessly between overseeing both breaking news and enterprise work and is energized by collaboration across disciplines.
- You are driven to make complex stories clear, engaging and visually compelling.
- You enjoy identifying stories best told through data visualization, maps or interactive experiences.
Skills
- At least 5-8 years of editing experience in visual journalism, graphics, data reporting or a related field.
- A strong portfolio of maps, information graphics and visual stories for digital audiences.
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach to newsroom work.
- A commitment to accuracy, clarity, accessibility and journalistic rigor.
Compensation
- The pay range for this position is $109,200 - $182,000.
Benefits
- 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
- 20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent
- Robust mental health resources
- Pitch, assign and edit visual-first stories in coordination with newsroom priorities across breaking news, politics, policy, business and other major coverage areas.
- Contribute to breaking news coverage with fast, accurate and engaging graphics that explain a uniquely visual angle.
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