Assistant Research Editor

Washington, District of Columbia

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Date Posted July 24, 2026
Industry Magazines / Publishing
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Remote / Telecommute Hybrid
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Description:

Washingtonian is an award-winning, 60-year-old regional magazine working across platforms to cover news, culture, personalities, and life in the Washington, DC, area. We are looking for an organized, resourceful, and versatile journalist to work as a full-time assistant research editor at the magazine. This is a good first or second job for an aspiring journalist.

This position includes the following responsibilities: 

* Helping to screen, hire, and oversee our editorial fellows; we hire approximately four fellows, three times a year, for sessions that last three to four months.
* Ability to fact-check articles carefully and thoroughly.
* Ability to report and write quick-hit online news posts as well as short feature items in the print magazine.
* Having knowledge and/or passion about the DC region to pitch lots of story ideas.
* Helping to oversee and tabulate surveys for articles such as Top Financial Advisers and Top Lawyers.

Ideal candidates should:

* Be able to work quickly and carefully on deadline.
* Have experience meeting deadlines.
* Have experience with fact-checking and research.
* Have experience managing other people, such as on a college newspaper.
* Be organized and able to multi-task.
* Be relentlessly curious about goings-on in Washington, DC.
* Have experience reporting news.
* Have a lively writing style with voice.
* Be well-versed in creating and managing spreadsheets.
* Have experience with surveys and/or statistics.

Salary range: $45,000-$50,000.

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

Preferred that applicants live in DC/Maryland/Virginia or be willing to relocate. The job is located in downtown Washington, DC; a hybrid schedule with in-office time is preferred. 

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https://washingtonian.com/jobs/#editorial

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