Careers
Work with The American Prospect remotely or at our offices in Washington, D.C.
The American Prospect is an influential magazine dedicated to rigorous journalism and progressive ideas. We are committed to providing in-depth analysis and thoughtful perspectives on political, economic, and social issues. Our mission is to inform and inspire our readers to engage in public discourse and action.
The American Prospect is currently seeking applications for the following positions:
Employment Type: Full-time, exempt.
Reports To: Publisher
We are hiring our first dedicated development leader to grow The American Prospect’s fundraising department. You will personally manage our top portfolio of major donors and institutional prospects today, and design the program — systems, pipeline, and eventually a team — that scales our giving over the next several years and ultimately powers a 40th-anniversary capital campaign. You will work in close partnership with the publisher, associate publisher, and executive editor to steward, cultivate, and engage with our portfolio of current and future donors.
Fellowships
The American Prospect employs full-time up-and-coming journalists with our renowned writing fellowship. The paid, two-year fellowship offers journalists at the beginning of their career the opportunity to spend two full years developing their journalistic skills. Each fellow benefits from an intensive mentoring program and is expected to contribute regularly to the website and to the print edition. The goal of the program is to ensure that fellows develop the relationships, track record, credibility, quality of writing, and clips to pursue a career in journalism. Past fellows have gone on to take leadership roles at the Prospect as well as to work and write for The New York Times, The New Republic, The Atlantic, Slate, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and many other publications.
The American Prospect prioritizes attracting diverse talent and cultivating an inclusive environment that encourages collaboration and creativity. All qualified applicants will be considered, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other such characteristic.