Jobs at The Washington Post

Provides high-level administrative and operational support to the CFO, including calendar and meeting management, communications, cross-functional coordination, event support, reporting, action-item tracking, budgeting, invoice review, and contract management. The role requires confidentiality, sound judgment, strong organization, project management skills, and proficiency with productivity tools, automation, and AI-enabled solutions.

Develop and execute creator-led branded content programs, sourcing and evaluating talent, negotiating fees, managing budgets, and guiding creators through briefing, scripting, revisions, approval, and distribution. Partner with creative, production, program management, business affairs, and clients to align campaigns with objectives, audiences, platforms, and KPIs. Create pitches, sales materials, and case studies while using audience insights, creator discovery tools, and social trends to inform strategy.

Build, deploy, and operate subscription applications and services across the full stack, with emphasis on AWS infrastructure, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and production reliability. Develop Java and Node.js services, contribute to React applications, administer engineering platforms, participate in on-call support, improve automation and developer workflows, mentor engineers, and apply AI-assisted tools throughout development and operations.

The Financial Controller leads global accounting operations, financial close, consolidation, statutory reporting, controls, governance, audit coordination, and ERP transformation. This role redesigns the controllership function, modernizes accounting systems and processes, oversees reporting accuracy, partners with FP&A and stakeholders, and builds a high-performing global accounting team. The position requires strategic leadership alongside hands-on execution in a complex, privately held media organization.

Create, shoot, and edit high-impact vertical videos for The Washington Post’s social platforms. Collaborate with journalists, editors, producers, and designers to produce accurate, engaging, social-first news content. Write scripts, headlines, captions, and metadata; coach journalists on video best practices; monitor engagement metrics; and refine production strategies to grow audience reach and interaction. The role requires newsroom experience, strong Adobe Premiere skills, field production capabilities, social publishing expertise, and excellent news judgment.

Leads budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, revenue modeling, variance analysis, scenario planning, and strategic financial analysis for subscription, B2B, and growth businesses. Partners with cross-functional leaders on investments, pricing, products, partnerships, and resource allocation. Improves reporting, planning processes, data quality, automation, and financial tools while managing and developing financial analysts.

Build and operate customer-facing subscription applications with a frontend focus using React, JavaScript, and TypeScript. Contribute to Java and Node.js backend services, AWS infrastructure, APIs, CI/CD, observability, and production operations. Own technical solutions from architecture through deployment, support subscription experiences such as checkout and paywalls, improve performance and accessibility, participate in on-call rotations, mentor engineers, and use AI-assisted tools across development and operations.

Manage 5–10 corporate recruiting requisitions, owning full-cycle hiring from intake and sourcing through interviews, offers, and closing. Partner with hiring managers on recruiting strategy, assess candidates, coordinate complex interviews, maintain timely candidate communication, and develop equitable offers with Compensation. The role supports technology, finance, marketing, sales, and operations hiring while covering an employee leave through March 2027.

Lead Style coverage at the intersection of politics and culture, managing and developing reporters while shaping quick-turn profiles, features, columns, newsletters, and enterprise journalism. Set editorial priorities, edit stories across formats, collaborate with visual and audience teams, use performance data to inform strategy, and foster a creative newsroom culture. The role is based onsite in Washington, D.C.

Researches and fact-checks opinion articles, verifying names, dates, figures, and other factual material through trusted sources. Copy-edits stories for style, clarity, consistency, and accuracy; collaborates with editors and opinion leaders to strengthen arguments and improve editorial workflows, training, and resources. The role requires deadline-driven multitasking, strong communication, meticulous attention to detail, and flexibility for occasional evening or weekend work.

Leads photographic coverage for breaking news, features, investigations, and visual enterprise projects. Assigns and directs photographers, develops visual story ideas, edits and presents images across digital platforms, sources and licenses photography, collaborates across newsroom teams, and mentors photo editors and photographers. Requires strong visual and editorial judgment, newsroom experience, knowledge of photographic ethics and copyright, digital storytelling expertise, and proficiency with Photoshop and Photo Mechanic.

Design digital editorial experiences, visual packages, illustrations, and interactive storytelling for The Washington Post. Collaborate with reporters, editors, developers, photographers, and other visual journalists from concept through publication. Create reader-centered designs across desktop, mobile, newsletters, and social platforms; support breaking news under tight deadlines; and apply typography, composition, color, animation, art direction, accessibility, and visual consistency to strengthen journalism.

Perform general ledger accounting, month-end and year-end close, financial statement preparation, variance analysis, GAAP application, audit support, compliance documentation, and process automation. The role also involves improving accounting processes, preparing reports, supporting tax filings, collaborating with auditors and stakeholders, and contributing to special projects. Advanced Excel, data analytics, financial reporting, and accounting systems expertise are required.

The Senior HR Business Partner advises Newsroom leaders on workforce strategy, organizational design, employee relations, performance, talent development, succession planning, change management, and union-related policies. The role interprets workforce data, coaches managers, resolves sensitive employee matters, and coordinates with HR specialists, Legal, and Employee Relations to improve retention, organizational health, and employee experience.

Leads strategic client solutions for major programmatic advertising accounts, partnering with sales, agencies, advertisers, platforms, Product, Engineering, Ad Operations, and Revenue Operations. Advises clients on programmatic deals, diagnoses activation and delivery challenges, develops account-growth strategies, analyzes campaign performance, creates scalable operating frameworks, and influences product priorities. The role also evaluates emerging advertising technologies and AI capabilities to improve client outcomes, operational efficiency, and revenue growth.

Leads The Washington Post’s enterprise AI strategy, roadmap, governance, and transformation initiatives. Identifies high-value AI opportunities, develops investment cases, evaluates build-versus-buy decisions, establishes responsible AI and quality frameworks, and coordinates cross-functional adoption across editorial, product, technology, commercial, and corporate functions. The role also builds organizational AI capability, advises executives and the Board, measures business impact, and guides scalable, secure, ethical AI implementation.

Supports the Arc XP President by coordinating business operations, leadership rhythms, cross-functional initiatives, and organizational priorities. Tracks commitments, dependencies, timelines, and risks; prepares leadership materials; improves workflows and internal communication; and recommends process enhancements, automation, and productivity tools. The role partners with Finance and other teams to strengthen planning, execution, alignment, and operational effectiveness across the SaaS business.

Reports on American companies, industries, executives, markets, and the intersection of business and government. Breaks news, produces enterprise reporting, profiles, analysis, and narrative features, using financial data, corporate filings, and public records. The reporter explains complex business developments for broad audiences and collaborates across the newsroom on newsletters, social media, video, podcasts, and live events.

Leads partnership strategy and analytics by building performance frameworks, evaluating commercial opportunities, analyzing market and partner data, and developing executive dashboards and recommendations. Collaborates with Partnerships, Business Development, Product, Finance, Legal, Data, and Technology teams to improve revenue, audience growth, partner value, and investment decisions. Assesses media, technology, creator, subscription, advertising, and AI ecosystems to identify strategic opportunities and strengthen commercial performance.

Leads partnership implementation operations, translating commercial strategies into scalable technical and operational plans. Establishes roadmaps, governance, playbooks, workflows, dashboards, and launch-readiness processes for platform partnerships, AI licensing, content distribution, subscriptions, and emerging revenue models. Coordinates Product, Engineering, Legal, Finance, Marketing, Data, Advertising Operations, and other teams while managing risks, dependencies, technical integrations, and continuous improvement initiatives.