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Graphics Reporter
Company | The Washington Post |
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Location | Washington, DC, USA |
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Salary | $82600 – $123800 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Experience reporting and producing visual stories that are relevant, original and well crafted.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Proactive approach to journalism.
Responsibilities
- Pitch, write and produce visual-first stories that explain the news to general audiences.
- Cover and manage a range of assignments, including breaking news, international, politics, technology, lifestyle or sports.
- Work in a collaborative environment with graphics editors and reporters, designers, and other journalists across the newsroom.
- Partner with visual and audience teams to deliver visuals that are engaging, accurate and informative.
Preferred Qualifications
- A solid record producing maps, information graphics and other types of visual stories for media outlets, particularly in breaking news situations and in a remote work environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work on static and interactive visual projects.
- A bias for speed, with the flexibility to pivot smoothly between breaking news and more ambitious, high-impact visual enterprise.
- Knowledge of code (React preferred), statistical software (R, Python) and experience in production and news is a strong plus.