Staff Reporter

Foreign Policy
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 8/27/2024 CLOSED ON 9/22/2024

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Reporter position at Foreign Policy?

Foreign Policy is seeking a staff reporter to join our award-winning editorial team. We are looking for someone with substantial experience reporting and writing on world affairs and a demonstrated ability to both deliver scoops and provide insightful and timely news analysis.

The successful candidate will have:

  • At least six years of experience reporting on global affairs
  • A solid understanding of the inner workings of the foreign-policy bureaucracy and decision-making process in Washington and other world capitals
  • An ability to identify and connect the dots among major world events and political trends
  • An eagerness to collaborate with other reporters
  • Expertise in a specific geographic region or policy issue is welcome but not required
  • Eligibility to work in the United States without sponsorship

This role is based in Washington, D.C.

The salary range for this role is $90,000-$115,000. This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

We offer an outstanding and comprehensive benefits package, including our hybrid work policy of one day per month in office and the opportunity to work “one month from anywhere” each year.

Foreign Policy is a global affairs magazine and website. Founded in 1970, its editors set out to create a platform for alternative views about U.S. foreign policy in a way that was “serious but not scholarly, lively but not glib.” Today, FP continues to be serious, lively, and nonpartisan but also global and diverse. It is a forum for new ideas and debate on international politics and economics, drawing on a team of in-house reporters as well as writers who are experts or practitioners of foreign policy and based around the world. FP has also grown to include podcasts, live audio and video journalism, research and analytics, and events.

Foreign Policy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for all employees and contractors. All hiring is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Salary : $90,000 - $115,000

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