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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 labeledResume/Cover Letter/Work Samples to be considered for the position.\nJoin the future of news\nWe’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.\nAbout Our Team\nThe 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.\nWhy This Role Matters\nThe Washington Post is seeking a creative, collaborative and visually sophisticated designer to help shape how audiences experience our journalism across digital platforms.\nNews 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.\nWe 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.\nThis 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.\nThis position is based in our Washington, D.C., newsroom and will require some night and weekend work.\nWhat Motivates You:\nYou believe thoughtful design can fundamentally improve how audiences understand and experience journalism.\nYou enjoy finding the right visual approach for a story through typography, imagery, color, composition and interaction.\nYou are energized by solving complicated storytelling problems and turning them into intuitive reader experiences.\nYou thrive on collaborating with journalists from different disciplines.\nYou enjoy balancing ambitious long-term projects with the urgency of breaking and developing news.\nYou are curious about new technologies, formats and approaches to digital storytelling.\nHow You’ll Support the Mission:\nCollaborate with reporters, editors and visual journalists to conceive and build distinctive digital storytelling experiences.\nIdentify stories that would benefit from enhanced visual presentation and help develop the right design approach for each.\nCreate engaging, content-driven designs, illustrations and visual packages that are smart, original and reader-centered.\nGuide the visual storytelling process from initial concept through publication, incorporating feedback and maintaining a high level of craft throughout.\nDesign experiences that work effectively across desktop, mobile, newsletters, social platforms and other digital surfaces.\nPartner with developers and other visual journalists on interactive and custom storytelling projects.\nContribute to breaking and major news coverage, developing sophisticated visual solutions on tight deadlines.\nUse art direction, illustration, animation and other techniques when they can strengthen a story.\nReview work carefully for visual consistency, accessibility and accuracy before publication.\nContribute ideas that help evolve The Post’s visual identity and push our digital storytelling forward.\nThe Skills and Experiences You Bring:\nA strong portfolio demonstrating excellent visual design, creative thinking, initiative and curiosity.\nExperience designing digital editorial experiences, interactive applications or other content-rich products.\nSophisticated understanding of typography, composition, color, visual hierarchy and information design.\nStrong editorial instincts and a passion for using design in service of storytelling.\nExcellent communication and collaboration skills, with an ability to build productive relationships across disciplines.\nA demonstrated ability to manage multiple short- and long-term projects and deliver refined work under deadline pressure.\nA thoughtful, ethical approach to incorporating new technologies including AI-assisted tools into the design brainstorming process, with sound judgment about where they strengthen the work but knowing human craft and editorial judgment must lead.\nExperience with art direction, animation, illustration, original artwork or maintaining a cohesive visual identity is a plus.\nFluency with design tools such as Figma, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.\nExperience with HTML, CSS or JavaScript and familiarity with modern web frameworks such as React, Svelte, Angular or Vue is a plus.\nA commitment to accessibility, accuracy and the highest standards of visual journalism.\nInterested 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.\nThe 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\n\nCollaboration makes us stronger. That’s why our offices are designed with open layouts, modern technology, and easy access to transportation. With certain exceptions for newsgathering and business travel, we work on-site five days a week.\nCompensation and Benefits\nWherever you are in your life or career, The Washington Post offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits for every step of your journey:\nCompetitive medical, dental and vision coverage\n\nCompany-paid pension and 401(k) match\n\nThree weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave\n\nNine paid holidays and two personal days\n\n20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent\n\nRobust mental health resources\n\nBackup care and caregiver concierge services\n\nGender affirming services\n\nPet insurance\n\nFree Post digital subscription\n\nLeadership and career development programs\n\nBenefits may vary based on the job, full-time or part-time schedule, location, and collectively bargained status.\n\nYour story awaits. 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