Staff Writer, Creative Arts​/Media

The Atlantic is hiring a Staff Writer to cover extreme weather and natural disasters. This is a position for a journalist of the highest ambition who is eager to report from the ground on the realities of a changing planet. The writer will cover how rising temperatures and extreme weather—including droughts, fires, floods, and hurricanes—are affecting people in the U.S. and beyond, and chronicle the efforts to circumvent the damages.

This role will include reporting at sites most relevant to national and global conversations about climate change, including in the aftermath of disasters. The writer must be adept at writing in a magazine style, with conceptual depth and narrative flair. The job will cover the biggest ideas about how we adapt to a hotter world—and the fights over those plans. The role will at times include night, early-morning, and weekend work.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience writing for a broad audience, with a deep understanding of issues related to climate change

• A track record of developing sources, identifying emergent trends, and leading the conversation on climate change with big, new stories

• Exceptional writing skills and magazine sensibilities

• An abundance of story ideas, an eagerness to pitch, and a hunger to be in the mix on major topics

• The ability to balance reporting on pressing news with landmark longer-term projects

Salary Minimum: $85,000
Salary Maximum: $175,000

This role is based in Washington, D.C. or remote.

This is a Guild position.

The Atlantic has, for more than 160 years, advanced ideas that matter and sparked global conversation on the most important issues of our time. We aim to bring clarity and original thinking to questions of consequence, on topics ranging from politics, the economy, and global affairs to technology, science, and culture. As the third-longest-running magazine in America, we find ourselves at a remarkable moment: one of both continuation and transformation, of upholding our legacy while continuously reinventing ourselves for the future.

The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC ("The Atlantic") is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Atlantic is committed to diversity and encourages members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, LGBTQ people, people of color, and people with disabilities. We do not discriminate against our applicants because of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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