Foreign Policy is looking to add an experienced staff writer to join our award-winning news team in Washington, D.C. We are seeking journalists with substantial experience reporting and writing on U.S. foreign policy and world affairs, as well as a demonstrated ability to deliver scoops and craft timely news analyses.

FP staff writers have an unusual degree of autonomy for our industry; they tend to be self-starters with a deep well of ideas. Many have an area of expertise or a specialized beat, although that is by no means necessary. Current staff are often working on a wide range of article types at any given time, from quick analyses of breaking news and short dispatches to deeply reported profiles or essays.

Candidates must be well-versed with our work and have a clear sense of the magazine’s role and place in the media ecosystem. We hope to attract candidates who will be collegial and build on the camaraderie, team spirit, and sense of humor at the magazine. Staff writers are the most visible journalists at FP, often fronting public events, discussing their work in the media, and traveling to major global convenings.

Qualifications:

• At least six years of experience reporting on U.S. foreign policy and global affairs

• A solid understanding of the inner workings of the foreign-policy bureaucracy and decision-making process in Washington and other world capitals

• A diverse rolodex of reliable sources, including current and former U.S. and foreign government officials, think tank experts, and academics; deep sourcing in a particular institution, such as the Pentagon or State Department, is preferred.

• A fast-twitch news muscle and the ability to write quickly and cleanly on breaking news

• An eagerness to collaborate with other reporters

• 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-$125,000. 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 of 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.