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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
59
open professional roles
63
opened in the last 90 days
66 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
3
states hiring
District of Columbia, Washington, New York
What it hires for: Finance (10), Administration (6), Engineering (6), Marketing (6), Human Resources (5). By level: senior ic (16), director (15), early career (11), mid level (11), manager (6).
Where: DC-Washington-TWP Headquarters (30), Washington DC (25), USA (9), NY-New York TWP (2).
Washington Post outlook: Cooling
From public records and our own hiring data, as of the last check. It looks at layoff notices, capital raised and how fast roles are opening. It does not judge the company by its industry or its city.
- 59 open professional roles, 63 opened in the last 90 days
- 1 layoff notice filed in the last 12 months
Context
- Its industry, Media & Entertainment, is cooling nationally. Learn the skills it asks for.
Finance jobs in the rankings
Rankings about finance jobs
- Best cities for finance jobs #1 New York (1,932 openings)
- Best cities for finance pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($162k)
- Most requested AI skills in finance jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (4.3%)
- AI tools named most often in finance jobs #1 Claude (0.55%)
- Employers with the most finance jobs #1 Amazon (475 roles)
Washington Post hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Washington Post's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 66 professional roles in that time.
- 8 of Washington Post's 39 open roles (21%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 8 open roles (21%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include PyTorch.
- Of the 31 open roles that state where the work happens, 31 on-site.
- 45% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 29% for Media & Entertainment employers.
- 4 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 47 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Washington Post ranks #60 of 152 Media & Entertainment employers we track.
What Washington Post asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- talent acquisition 26
- project management 6
- excel 5
- ci/cd 4
- financial modeling 4
- fp&a 4
- tableau 4
- forecasting 3
- java 3
- android 2
AI tools named: PyTorch (1).
How Washington Post compares with Media & Entertainment employers
| Measure | Washington Post | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 39 | 29 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 45% | 29% |
Median across 152 Media & Entertainment employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Associate Director, Public & Corporate Affairs Agency DevelopmentWashington DC · $150k–$278k
- Senior Financial AnalystWashington DC · $85k–$128k
- Director, Product Design User InterfaceWashington DC · $159k–$265k
- Head of Product ManagementWashington DC · $159k–$265k
What Washington Post pays
Across 30 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 45% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Washington Post hiring?
- Washington Post has 59 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 63 opened in the last 90 days and 66 in the last 12 months. The most common function is finance.
- How well does Washington Post pay?
- Across 30 postings with a posted salary range, Washington Post's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Washington Post hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 8 of Washington Post's 39 open roles (21%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Washington Post offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 31 open roles that state where the work happens, 31 on-site.
- What skills does Washington Post ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are talent acquisition (26), project management (6), excel (5), ci/cd (4), financial modeling (4), fp&a (4).
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Claim this pageSources: open roles from Washington Post’s career site and applicant system, checked daily; market pay ranges from posted salaries across the board. Updated daily.
Layoff notices from Washington Post
Layoff notices Washington Post has filed with state labor departments. 1 notice in the last 12 months, 118 workers where a headcount is given.
| Notice date | Employer | State | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Washington PostTakes effect Dec 31, 2026 | Virginia | Springfield | 118 | Closure | State record |
Washington Post layoff history, severance and unemployment rules
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