Jobs

Washingtonian, the area’s award winning monthly lifestyle publication, is a certified woman-owned business that serves a diverse region and we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce represents the best way to cover that region. We seek a staff with a diversity of life experiences, backgrounds, viewpoints, and professional experiences. We strongly encourage people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ+ and gender nonconforming candidates to apply. Washingtonian is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind based on race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other protected condition under federal and local laws. 

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I’m looking for a position in: Accounting | Advertising | Art | Circulation | Custom Media | EditorialEvents and Marketing | Production | Web


Accounting

None at this time. 


Advertising

Integrated Account Executive

Washingtonian magazine is looking for a full time salesperson to join its team. Responsibilities include selling our print publications, digital products and event sponsorships. Candidate must have proven sales experience, excellent communication skills, and be a self-starter. The ideal candidate will be highly organized and able to thrive in a high volume, fast-paced and team-oriented environment. Knowledge of the local DC, Maryland, & Virginia market a plus. Compensation package will be commensurate with experience. Email cover letter (including compensation requirements) and resume to kanderson@washingtonian.com

Responsibilities:

  • Meet and exceed sales goals monthly sales goals.
  • Create and sell integrated media programs utilizing all platforms.
  • Cold call & prospect for new customers-sales development of territory is critical.
  • Identify the key advertising placement decision makers and initiate and pursue productive, consultative relationships.
  • Build upon and service existing advertisers in your assigned territory.
  • Develop and prepare sales proposals and custom marketing presentations for advertising clients.
  • Attend networking, community, and client events providing a strong representation of the Washingtonian brand.
  • Respond proactively to client requests for proposals, advertising information and materials.
  • Analyze competitive set and develop formal “account plans” for top 25 prospects in territory.
  • Execute and communicate weekly sales recaps to management.

Skills:

  • 3-5 years of print, digital, event sponsorship, and social media sales experience.
  • Ability to work with and effectively communicate to a full range of clients – from small, local businesses to corporate accounts and advertising agencies.
  • Experience using a sales CRM.
  • Cold calling and negotiation skills.
  • High competency in MS office, particularly PowerPoint & Excel.
  • Ability to deliver strong presentations to a large group.

Art

None at this time. 


Circulation

None at this time. 


Custom Media

None at this time.


Editorial

Staff Writer

Washingtonian is looking for an enterprising, resourceful, and versatile journalist to work as a full-time staff writer at the magazine.

The mission of our monthly print magazine and daily news website is twofold: We tell readers how Washington works. And we tell them how to get the most out of living here. We do this through deep reporting about both Washington the hometown and Washington the company town—and we also do it by conveying our magazine’s sensibility in real time online. In a city whose major industry and myriad offshoots affect the entire nation, our job is to chronicle the personalities, local obsessions, and back-stage cat-fights that are often off the radar of the national media, but crucial to explaining the workings of the federal city. We tell stories that show how what happens here matters to the country, and how the things that matter to the country play out in its capital.

As a city magazine, we also tell stories that are weird, wild, and fun.

Your job will be to work sources, scour the news, and bring us attention-getting ideas—in abundance. You should be perpetually curious, and eager to share what you find with our readers. You should be something of an omnivore, as interested in a spectacular crime story as in one about a juicy battle between two titans of real estate. You should be a flexible writer with a knack for multitasking—comfortable with print and digital publishing, writing short and long, and able to work simultaneously on a deep-dive feature and a quick-turn blog post. The highest-profile part of your job will be writing for the feature well, but you’ll also regularly write for our website, contribute to the front of the book, and periodically brainstorm and contribute to cover, service, and feature-y packages. A minimum of 3-5 years of experience is preferred but not required. Reporting experience is mandatory, as are clips that demonstrate stylish writing, versatility, and a strong comfort level with magazine story structure and tone. Knowledge of Washington’s DNA isn’t essential; a keen interest in learning it is.

Washingtonian is a certified woman-owned business that serves a diverse region and we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce represents the best way to cover that region. We seek a staff with a diversity of life experiences, backgrounds, viewpoints, and professional experiences. We strongly encourage people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ+ and gender nonconforming candidates to apply. Washingtonian is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind based on race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, pregnancy or any other protected condition under federal and local laws.

To apply: Please send your résumé and a maximum of 6 clips to staffwriter2024@washingtonian.com. Clips should be hyperlinked or in PDF format. Do not send emails larger than 5 MB. No phone calls.

Editorial Fellowship

Washingtonian’s editorial fellowship offers applicants the chance to immerse themselves in all aspects of making a magazine. As a regional magazine for the national capital, we cover a universe that includes national newsmakers and hometown tastemakers, everything from power politics to local real estate to the ways our diverse city shops, eats, and dresses. Our editorial fellows fact-check stories, work occasional magazine events, and write as often as possible for our magazine and our website. The ideal applicant is a self-starter, ready to collaborate with our creative newsroom and get fired up about covering the day’s happenings in Washington—but also someone with enough curiosity to sniff out interesting news, trends, and personalities that aren’t already in the media. Over the years, our editorial fellows have written feature stories, landed magazine jobs, and had tons of fun. Join us!

Responsibilities: 

  • Pitch and write articles for the print magazine and website
  • Research and fact-check print stories
  • Assist with Washingtonian public programming
  • Attend daily and weekly staff meetings

Qualifications: 

  • Available to work full time Monday through Friday
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  • Strong multitasking and organizational skills

Fellows are paid at a rate of $17/hour

To apply: Please send your résumé, cover letter, and two clips to editorialfellowships@washingtonian.com. Clips should be hyperlinked or in PDF format. The application deadline for the summer fellowship is Sunday, March 17 at 11:59 PM. This fellowship will run from early June through late August.

Preferred that applicants live in DC/Maryland/Virginia or be willing to relocate.


Events and Marketing

None at this time.


Production

Production DesignerWashingtonian magazine is looking for a full-time production designer to join its team. This is a hybrid position. You must be able to commute to Washington, DC, at least two days a week. During busy production cycles, you may be needed to come into the office more than two days. Responsibilities include designing ads with an eye toward
creativity, accuracy, and printability; creating and utilizing InDesign templates for special advertising sections; and making ad corrections as needed. This is an entry level design position. Candidate must have proven design knowledge and experience in the Adobe InDesign. The ideal candidate will be highly organized and able to thrive in a high volume, fast-paced and team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities:

  • Use ad tracking software to process and track all advertising
  • Use InDesign to create special advertising sections
  • Communicate with the Production Director and Production Manager daily about ad statuses and any current projects
  • Communicate with sales reps if there are any issues with ads from their clients and make sure their ads are submitted in a timely manner.
  • Work closely with sales reps to create and design ads from scratch, based on their clients requests
  • Review and proof all issue pages on InSite.
  • Assist Custom Media, marketing, and web departments on overflow projects as needed, but only during print production down times.

Skills:

  • 1-3 years of prior work experience, required
  • Bachelors degree, required
  • High competency and working knowledge of Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop, knowledge of Adobe Illustrator is not needed but is a plus
  • Quick learner with the ability to meet deadlines
  • Organizational skills and attention to detail

To apply email cover letter and resume to productionjob@washingtonian.com. Portfolios are encouraged but not required.


Web

None at this time.