Job Description: The Washington Post’s Emerging News Products team has an immediate opening for a designer to work on our daily Snapchat Discover edition. This role requires a well-rounded visual journalist who has experience working in Adobe After Effects.

Job Requirements: Top applicants are skilled in motion design, typography and conceptual illustration. This visual journalist will be responsible for helping to bring to life traditional stories that have been reimagined for a Snapchat audience. Experience working in a fast-paced and live news environment is critical.

It is essential that this person be a team player who is excited about working in a highly collaborative environment. It also will help to have a spirit of adventure, as we’ll be experimenting with new approaches on emerging platforms. This position will require working a Sunday through Thursday shift.

This position is based in our Washington, D.C., newsroom and is not eligible for remote work.

Type of Job: Digital Editorial Design

City: Washington

Region: DC

Duration: Full-time

Company: The Washington Post

About Our Company: The Washington Post is one of America's major daily newspapers.

Contact Name: Amy King

Contact Email: amy.king@washpost.com

How to Apply: Interested candidates should send a resume, cover letter explaining your strengths and a portfolio with six examples of recent work to Amy King (amy.king@washpost.com), Chris Barber (chris.barber@washpost.com) and Tracy Grant (tracy.grant@washpost.com) by April 12. Please use the subject line “SNAPCHAT DESIGNER: YOUR NAME.”

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