Deputy National Investigations Editor

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.

The Washington Post is looking for an experienced, rigorous and versatile journalist to take on a new position as a deputy national investigations editor.

This editor will help mobilize and execute investigative coverage of high-stakes stories across the National department, moving quickly to identify important accountability targets on a range of topics. This editor will play a key role in amplifying our investigative firepower in major breaking stories, working in conjunction with assignment editors and reporters throughout National, while also helping produce sustained lines of revelatory coverage about subjects in the public interest. In addition, this editor will work closely with senior editors to assist in reviewing ambitious and sensitive pieces produced across National with the goal of helping accelerate the process of strengthening and elevating some of our most consequential work.

To fill this vital role, we are looking for a clear thinker with exceptional standards who has expertise or curiosity in a wide range of subject matters. The ideal candidate will have experience handling complex investigative stories, as well as a deft writing touch, high metabolism and collegial spirit. An ability to conceive and execute innovative approaches to storytelling that expand the reach of accountability stories is required, as is a competitive drive to land stories when they can have the greatest impact.

There is a strong internal candidate for this position, but we would like to hear from anyone interested in this type of work. This role is based in our Washington newsroom.

Interested candidates should upload a résumé with links to their work and a cover letter outlining their experience to our jobs portal. All application materials can be uploaded to the same field. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, but those received by 04/28/2023 will be prioritized. The cover letter should be addressed to National Editor Matea Gold, Deputy National Editor Phil Rucker, Senior National Investigations Editor Peter Wallsten and Managing Editor Krissah Thompson.

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