Careers at The Associated Press

HR Business Partner (Mexico City, MX)

The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.

We are seeking a seasoned HR Business Partner with international experience to join our global HR team. Reporting to the Global HR Director for News, you will play a key role within both the business partnering team and the broader HR function.

Based in Mexico City, this role will support AP’s international operations across both news and business functions. As a strategic advisor and trusted partner to senior leaders, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering a high-impact people strategy that enhances the employee experience, strengthens organizational effectiveness, and supports AP’s mission to advance the power of facts.

This is a hybrid position, requiring three days per week in our Mexico City office. Applicants must have the legal right to work in Mexico.

Key Responsibilities

Act as a strategic partner to business leaders, providing expert guidance on organizational design, workforce planning, talent development, and change management.
Lead on complex employee relations matters, including disciplinary and grievance procedures and performance management, ensuring compliance with local and international employment laws.
Oversee the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of HR policies and procedures across multiple jurisdictions.
Partner with the wider HR team to ensure seamless execution of global HR operations and contribute to projects and initiatives that support AP’s strategic goals.

Collaborate with union representatives and internal stakeholders to support constructive labor relations and ensure compliance with collective agreements.

Analyze HR metrics and trends to inform decision-making and proactively address workforce challenges.
Manages administrative and transactional HR work, including managing employee data, processing changes, and ensuring accurate documentation.
Mentor and support junior HR team members, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.

About You

You are an experienced, solutions-oriented HR professional with a passion for supporting people and driving high performance. You thrive in a dynamic team in a fast-paced international environment and bring a proactive, consultative approach to your work. You are comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution and are not deterred by the administrative and operational aspects of HR work.

Essential Qualifications

Minimum 5+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 2 years in a business partner or strategic advisory role within an international organization.
Strong knowledge of employment legislation and HR practices across Latin America. Additional jurisdictions a plus.
Proven experience managing complex employee relations cases and advising senior stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to lead HR projects and contribute to organizational change initiatives.
Experience with HRIS systems (SAP HR and SuccessFactors preferred but not essential).
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English language is essential. Professional competency in Spanish preferred. Additional languages desirable but not essential.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a globally respected news organization. You’ll work with a diverse, mission-driven team and help shape the employee experience for colleagues around the world.

Application deadline: August 5. 2025

AP seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, status as a veteran, or other characteristic protected by law.

Contracts Supervisor (US)

The Associated Press seeks a Contract Supervisor for its Global Procurement Department.. This position reports to the Director of Global Procurement.

Global Procurement is responsible for the company-wide procurement of goods and services. The department’s mission is to maximize efficiencies and leverage procurement practices both internally and externally to ensure that “the best value at the lowest price” is consistently achieved. The Contract Supervisor negotiates and manages the company’s purchasing-related contracts. This position is a key contributor to the ongoing development of Global Procurement and directly impacts the department’s performance.

The ideal candidate has a proven record of successfully negotiating legal and business contract terms. They are a reliable self-starter capable of managing their own priorities while also directing suppliers and their respective teams.

Main Responsibilities:

Review and negotiate a wide range of contracts, including professional services agreements, statements of work, confidentiality agreements, master services agreements, leasing agreements (e.g., office equipment, corporate vehicles), and agreements for technology-related services and software licensing.
Develop standardized contract templates and clauses.
Educate and assist internal customers with procurement contract inquiries, including advising on contract interpretation.
Negotiate contract terms directly with vendors’ legal and business representatives.
Manage the contracts database, including database entries, tracking contract renewals, drafting termination notices, amendments, and renewals as appropriate, and training end users on contract loading and database usage.
Proactively identify and explore new cost-saving opportunities by engaging in discussions and educating internal customers on Global Procurement’s overall services and goals.
Liaise with the Legal Department on contract negotiations as needed.
Perform other projects as required.

Desired Skills and Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of experience working with contracts.
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, legal studies, or a finance-related field preferred.
Strong drafting skills are required.
Excellent understanding of legal contract terms is required.
Paralegal experience is a plus.
Ability to prioritize tasks to meet internal deadlines and expectations without sacrificing quality.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to understand financial statements, statistics, and technology-related performance measurements (e.g., service level agreements).
Flexibility and willingness to take on additional projects as assigned.
Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate professionally with all levels of management, both internally and externally.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
SharePoint knowledge is a plus.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English is required.
Authorization to work in the United States for any employer is mandatory.

Salary & Benefits: The anticipated salary range for this position is $100 – 110K, contingent on experience and other job-related factors.

The Associated Press offers comprehensive benefits which include:

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits
Company paid life insurance
Paid vacation and sick days
Paid parental leave for any new parent
Mental health resources

Benefits may vary based on the job, full-time or part-time schedule, location, and collectively bargained status

Application deadline is August 7, at 11:59 p.m ET.

Elections Designer (Artist) (Washington, DC, US, 20005-4076)

The Associated Press seeks a journalist and designer who is passionate about visual storytelling and eager to put lessons from experimentation into practice. We’re looking for a designer to join a team that’s creating smart, insightful and entertaining visualizations of data about U.S. elections — someone with advanced creative and design skills, a collaborative spirit and a deep interest in elections. This is a nine-month temporary position based in Washington, D.C., although exceptional candidates in other locations will be considered. It is covered by AP’s agreement with the News Media Guild.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the elections interactives and graphics news editor, you will be part of a team that builds engaging data visualizations and explanatory graphics centered on elections. Our team builds live results graphics and data visualizations that go beyond those results to explain what’s behind the numbers and show the how and the why of winning and losing. You will be a part of AP’s Election Services team and will work closely with the AP’s top-notch team of race callers, election analysts and explanatory reporters.

We’re looking for someone who can communicate interactive story ideas through wireframes and prototypes with interactive developers, data analysts, reporters and editors. In this role, you will make data-driven stories approachable and accessible. You should be at home with standard design tools: Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Excel, etc.). Visual expression is essential, but we’re more interested in how you gather and iterate on user feedback. You should also be comfortable working within design systems and thinking in terms of reusable components to ensure consistency across projects and minimize development time.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, such as at least one year of full-time work as a visual journalist or data visualization designer. Experience working in the newsroom is a plus but not a requirement.
All applicants must be able to work in the U.S. or gain permission to do so.
The ability and willingness to work at night and on weekends, as AP is a 24/7 operation and polls almost always close after the end of the business day.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English. Professional competency in a language besides English is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications: We’re looking for a highly motivated, independent and detail-oriented designer committed to using their critical thinking to advance the AP staff's robust and fact-based reporting. You embrace UX fundamentals and have a keen eye for layout, typography and storytelling techniques. You’re a creative person with empathy for readers and a curiosity to learn more about them.

You want to be part of a team. You collaborate and communicate, and you mentor people of varying expertise. You understand that there’s always more to know, and you expect to learn from your teammates in addition to sharing what you know. You’re looking for a collegial environment that involves consistent communication, design reviews, pairing up and sharing ideas with people from diverse backgrounds, areas of expertise and experience.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

This position is covered by The Associated Press’ contract with the News Media Guild, which provides for an annual salary for Class A staff of between $53,477 and $85,214 based on location and years of professional experience. Additional compensation is negotiable based on a job candidate’s skills, qualifications and market location. Employees are eligible to participate, according to the terms of the official plan documents, in a 401(k) plan and employer-sponsored health insurance plan, and are eligible for paid time off and holidays in accordance with AP policy.

The Associated Press offers comprehensive benefits which include:

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits
Company paid life insurance
Paid vacation and sick days
Paid parental leave for any new parent

Application deadline is August 12, 2025, at 11:59p.m. EST.

Elections Quality Control Editor (Newsperson) (Washington, DC, US, 20005-4076)

The Associated Press seeks a skilled project manager, researcher or reporter/editor with experience in editorial research and U.S. elections to serve as an elections research quality control editor. In this role, and as a leader in the tabulation and research group of AP’s Elections Services team, you will have the primary responsibility of using research into U.S. elections – from candidate backgrounds to election laws to advance vote statistics – to facilitate efficient and effective quality control and editing of AP’s vote count. This position is covered by AP’s agreement with the News Media Guild and is based in Washington, D.C., although exceptional candidates in other locations will be considered.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the director of tabulation and research, you'll join a team of researchers, data scientists, developers, journalists and others who make up AP’s Elections Services team. Working with those colleagues, you will help design, conduct and coordinate the use of election research data and quality control vote check programs to prepare our overall elections services team for election night. You will help lead the efforts to conduct fast, thorough and flexible quality control of the AP vote count once polls are closed.

Our existing elections research and quality control efforts are extensive. You’ll be part of a team that plans for AP’s operations around state and federal elections, manages the compilation of a wide variety of elections-related data, and applies programmatic and human checks to election night results as they are collected and published. You will oversee our efforts to fine tune dozens of vote checks and the research variables they rely on. You’ll be a leader on the team that does that work today, and does it well. But you’re also someone who isn’t satisfied with the status quo. You’ll constantly assess what information is needed to ensure the data and journalism that makes up AP’s vote count is unfailingly accurate, trimming that which is no longer relevant while looking for – and collecting – that which is essential.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, such as at least one year of full-time work as a project manager, editorial researcher or reporter. Experience working in the newsroom is a plus but not a requirement.
All applicants must be able to work in the U.S. or be able to gain permission to do so.
AP’s Elections Services team uses a variety of proprietary tools in its operations, but strong proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of tools — including Copilot — and OpenAI’s Chat GPT is preferred. Experience with SQL is a plus.
The ability and willingness to work at night and on weekends, as AP is a 24/7 operation and polls almost always close after the end of the business day.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English. Professional competency in a language besides English is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications: First and foremost, we’re looking for a researcher who knows where to find information about U.S. elections and is obsessed with ensuring that information is accurate. You embrace the ideal that smart work before Election Day ensures correct work once polls close. You abhor mistakes but love developing processes to prevent them, and you’ll work with your teammates to ensure those that AP may make once are never repeated.

We’re also looking for someone with strong coordination and communication skills who can understand and deliver on the needs of a wide and diverse group of stakeholders of AP’s election research – from internal users to customers. You’ll be able to prioritize the needs of those stakeholders and work with the tabulation and research team to design a research and quality control effort that serves the sometimes competing needs of all who consume our data.

You thrive in a fast-paced environment: During a busy election season, AP will count the vote in thousands of races contested by tens of thousands of candidates. You might not have extensive experience in U.S. elections, but you’ve got the ability to learn quickly from subject matter experts and become one yourself.

You understand that there’s always more to know, and you expect to learn from your teammates in addition to sharing what you know. You’re looking for a collegial environment that involves consistent communication, and you enjoy sharing ideas with people from diverse backgrounds, areas of expertise and experience.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

The Associated Press offers comprehensive benefits which include:

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits
Company paid life insurance
Paid vacation and sick days
Paid parental leave for any new parent

Application deadline is August 11, 2025, at 11:59p.m. EST.

Elections Testing Editor (Newsperson) (Washington, DC, US, 20005-4076)

The Associated Press seeks a skilled project or operations engineer who is excited about working in a newsroom and focusing on politics and elections to oversee elections testing. In this role, you will be responsible for our extensive efforts to provide internal stakeholders and Elections Services customers with tests and simulations of our vote count and related data services. Your mission will be to ensure they are able to practice and prepare fully for election days and know precisely what to expect from AP once polls have closed. This position on our Elections Tabulation and Research team is based in Washington, D.C., although exceptional candidates in other locations will be considered. It is covered by AP’s agreement with the News Media Guild.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the director of tabulation and research, you'll join a team of researchers, data scientists, developers, journalists and others who make up AP’s Elections Services team. Working with those colleagues, and with input and requirements from our customers, you will design, schedule and implement the vote count and data tests that simulate elections and allow users of our Election Services products to prepare both technically and editorially for elections.

To be sure, we’re looking for someone who will do more than simply keep the testing trains running on time. We’re seeking a new teammate who can gather requirements from a diverse group of stakeholders, use existing and iterative tooling to design election simulations that meet those requirements, and guide users as they ingest our test data and use it to prepare their systems and teams for the rigors of election night. You’re the kind of person who isn’t intimidated by edge cases; instead, you revel in the unexpected and helping others eliminate their “unknown unknowns.”

You might not have extensive experience in U.S. elections, but you’ve got the ability to learn quickly from subject matter experts and become one yourself. What’s essential is your ability to place yourself in the role of a user of our elections data, anticipate their needs and design a test and simulation program to meet them.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, such as at least one year of full-time work as a project manager or operations engineer. Experience working in the newsroom is a plus but not a requirement.
All applicants must be able to work in the U.S. or be able to gain permission to do so.
AP’s Elections Services team uses a variety of proprietary tools in its operations, but strong proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of tools – including Copilot – and OpenAI’s Chat GPT is preferred.
The ability and willingness to work at night and on weekends, as AP is a 24/7 operation and polls almost always close after the end of the business day.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English. Professional competency in a language besides English is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications: We’re looking for someone with strong coordination and communication skills who is able to understand and deliver on the needs of a wide and diverse group of stakeholders – from internal users seeking to perform quality control checks before data is released to customers, to those customers who expect our test data to be flawless so they can perform their own tests against it. You’ll be able to prioritize the needs of those stakeholders and design a test program that serves the sometimes competing needs of all who consume our data.

You thrive in a fast-paced environment: During a busy election season, AP will execute multiple tests each day to prepare for different upcoming elections and to serve different customers and users. While experience working directly with customers is not required, we expect that’s a skill you’ll develop and use often.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

The Associated Press offers comprehensive benefits which include:

· Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage

· Retirement benefits

· Company paid life insurance

· Paid vacation and sick days

· Paid parental leave for any new parent

· Mental health resources

Application deadline is August 11, 2025, at 11:59p.m. ET.

Elections Automation Manager (News Manager) (Washington, DC, US, 20005-4076)

The Associated Press seeks a skilled developer and talented manager who is eager to use the power of code, automation and AI to help us count the vote in U.S. elections. We’re looking for someone to lead our Elections Automation team and the operation that develops and uses programmatic solutions to collect results of U.S. elections from web sites, data feeds, APIs and other data sources. This administrative position will serve as a leader in the Tabulation and Research group of AP’s U.S. Elections Services team and is based in Washington, D.C., although exceptional candidates in other locations will be considered.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the director of tabulation and research, you will be a leader on the team that counts the vote in U.S. elections by tabulating election results as released by local election officials as part of AP’s coverage of elections and our unique role in the American democracy. In this role, you will design, build and develop a suite of tools and applications to collect and track election results and related data via automated processes – be they scrapes of web sites, ingestion of data feeds or polls of APIs.

You won’t start from scratch: AP has used programmatic solutions to capture vote count results and related elections data for years. But you also won’t rest on our laurels: We expect you to take what we do today and make it better. That includes looking for ways to use automation and programmatic solutions in all that we do in the pursuit of accuracy, speed and efficiency.

As a leader on the tabulation and research team, you will also manage a team who use the tools you build on election nights (and the days thereafter) to swiftly and accurately collect the vote, perform quality control checks and publish it to AP’s elections audience and customers of our Election Services products. And we’ll expect you as a leader to help us iterate our overall processes – as you will improve your team’s tools and apps – in the pursuit of servicing the interests of that audience and the needs of our customers.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, such as at least one year of full-time work as a developer or software engineer. A master’s degree or equivalent experience is a plus.
All applicants must be able to work in the U.S. or be able to gain permission to do so.
The ability and willingness to work at night and on weekends, as AP is a 24/7 operation and polls almost always close after the end of the business day.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English. Professional competency in a language besides English is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications: We’re looking for someone with advanced proficiency in one or more programming and statistical languages, preferably Python and R, as well as scraping libraries and frameworks. Familiarity with using generative AI to quickly write smart, adaptable code is a plus. Experience working with voter files, election results and public opinion research is essential: Election data lives online in many ways and in many places, none of them the same. Collecting it with code requires a combination of engineering and art. You’re someone with proven experience extracting data from complex web sites and programmatic sources, as well as building and maintaining ETL pipelines to process that data.

You are a highly motivated, independent and detail-oriented developer – and leader of developers – who is committed to using your technical skills to advance the strong, fact-based reporting of AP’s staff. You embrace best practices and agile methodologies, write modular, reusable code, and help others to do so. You refactor and test, and you use the outcomes of every election to improve your approach to the next. You keep an eye on new technologies and enjoy developing creative solutions, even under tight deadlines.

You understand that there’s always more to know, and you expect to learn from your teammates in addition to sharing what you know. You’re looking for a collegial environment that involves consistent communication and pair coding, and you enjoy sharing ideas with people from diverse backgrounds, areas of expertise and experience.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $110,000-$135,000, negotiable based on experience, qualifications, market location and other job-related factors.

The Associated Press offers comprehensive benefits which include:

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits
Company paid life insurance
Paid vacation and sick days
Paid parental leave for any new parent

Application deadline is August 12, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Elections Customer Success Manager (News Manager) (Washington, DC, US, 20005-4076)

The Associated Press seeks a talented customer success manager to build and nurture collaborative relationships with customers of our Elections Services products. In this role, you will serve as the customer’s representative inside our newsroom, working on behalf of subscribers to AP’s vote count and related election data services to anticipate the needs of our most valuable customers and satisfy those needs well before they need to ask for help. Reporting to the general manager for Elections Services, and based in our bureau in Washington, D.C., you will work closely across a team of reporters, researchers, editors, data scientists and software engineers whose work fulfills AP’s unique role in the American democracy.

Responsibilities: In this role, you will be the primary point of contact for senior subscribers to the AP vote count and our related Elections Services products. You will have – or will quickly develop – a deep understanding of how AP counts the vote and how AP declares winners in U.S. elections, and you’ll use that knowledge to support customers whose coverage of elections is dependent on those services. We’re looking for someone who enjoys the story of elections and is eager to take care of the journalists who use AP’s elections data to tell that story to their audience. You will be comfortable working with customers who are America’s leading elections experts and helping them get the answers to hard questions on tight deadlines.

We’re looking for someone who can:

Become a subject matter expert in AP’s Elections Services products and processes. We don’t expect you to know it all on Day 1, but you’ll have an innate curiosity about what we do and be eager to share what you learn.
Proactively manage AP’s relationship with the most senior customers of our Election Services products, building sustainable relationships to ensure their needs are always met.
Communicate with confidence across multiple platforms (phone to email, Slack to text, Zoom to Teams) about AP’s elections coverage plans ahead of Election Day, and about our Vote Count and race calling operations after polls close.
Attend and participate in technical meetings with our team and with customers, collecting their requirements and working with our team to ensure they are met.
Quickly become part of a solutions-oriented team that combines swift reporting on essential news about elections with an intense focus on the success of our customers.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, such as at least five years of full-time experience at a daily newspaper, broadcast station, online or digital news outlet, or an AP bureau or regional desk.
All applicants must be able to work in the U.S. or be able to gain permission to do so.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English. Professional competency in a language besides English is a plus.
The ability and willingness to work at night and on weekends, as AP is a 24/7 operation and polls almost always close after the end of the business day.
Strong interpersonal, organizational and planning skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects across formats and deliver success on complex story lines.

Preferred Qualifications: You might come to AP with a background in a newsroom, at a technology company, from academia or a non-profit. What’s essential is that you already understand more than just the basics of how elections work in America, and you have the capacity to quickly develop subject matter expertise across the full suite of AP’s Election Service products.

You thrive in a fast-paced environment: During a busy election season, AP will count the vote in thousands of races contested by tens of thousands of candidates.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, harboring a sense of urgency for meeting the needs of our customers while maintaining a calm demeanor in stressful situations. You’ll be comfortable speaking for them – and to them – as we count the vote and declare winners up and down the ballot.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $90,000-$110,000, negotiable based on experience, qualifications, market location and other job-related factors.

The Associated Press offers comprehensive benefits which include:

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits
Company paid life insurance
Paid vacation and sick days
Paid parental leave for any new parent

Application deadline is August 12, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Elections Research Products Editor (Newsperson) (Washington, DC, US, 20005-4076)

The Associated Press seeks a skilled project manager, researcher or reporter/editor with experience in editorial research and U.S. elections to serve as an elections research products editor. In this role, and as a leader in the tabulation and research group of AP’s Elections Services team, you will have the primary responsibility of shaping our research into U.S. elections – from candidate backgrounds to election laws to advance vote statistics – into the products consumed by audiences and used by our customers. This position is covered by AP’s agreement with the News Media Guild and is based in Washington, D.C., although exceptional candidates in other locations will be considered.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the director of tabulation and research, you'll join a team of researchers, data scientists, developers, journalists and others who make up AP’s Elections Services team. Working with those colleagues, you will help design, conduct and use election research data to prepare our overall elections services team for election night and ensure our customers and internal AP stakeholders have the information they need to achieve success in telling the story of U.S. elections.

Our existing elections research efforts are extensive in scope and level of detail, with outputs that include human readable research reports, API reports and structured data that set critical internal variables in our election night systems. Our efforts focus on pre-election, post-election, internal and external facing research. You’ll be part of a team that plans AP’s operations around state and federal elections and manages the compilation of a wide variety of elections-related data, including information on candidates seeking office and the offices to which they aspire. You’ll coordinate closely with the team that does that work.

You’ll have the additional responsibility of shaping how that research is delivered and presented: programmatically via our elections API, via written reports shared in spreadsheets and PDFs, in digital-native formats online and in ways we’ve yet to discover. You understand that effort to create research and data that isn’t consumed is effort that’s wasted. You’ll be relentless in the pursuit of presentation and delivery pathways that match the quality of the data itself.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, such as at least one year of full-time work as a project manager, editorial researcher or reporter. Experience working in the newsroom is a plus but not a requirement.
All applicants must be able to work in the U.S. or be able to gain permission to do so.
AP’s Elections Services team uses a variety of proprietary tools in its operations, but strong proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of tools – including Copilot – and OpenAI’s Chat GPT is preferred.
The ability and willingness to work at night and on weekends, as AP is a 24/7 operation and polls almost always close after the end of the business day.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English. Professional competency in a language besides English is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications: First and foremost, we’re looking for a researcher who knows where to find information about U.S. elections and is obsessed with ensuring that information is accurate. You embrace the ideal that smart work before Election Day ensures correct work once polls close. You thrive in a fast-paced environment: During a busy election season, AP will count the vote in thousands of races contested by tens of thousands of candidates.

We’re also looking for someone with experience in translating raw data into products for end users, such as reporters, editors, developers and others in a customer newsroom. You think broadly about data and how it might be used.

You might not have extensive experience in U.S. elections, but you’ve got the ability to learn quickly from subject matter experts and become one yourself. What’s essential is your ability to place yourself in the role of a consumer of our elections research, anticipate their needs, and design and execute the delivery pathways and presentations that meet those needs.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

· Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage

· Retirement benefits

· Company paid life insurance

· Paid vacation and sick days

· Paid parental leave for any new parent

· Mental health resources

Application deadline is August 11, 2025, at 11:59p.m. ET.

Elections News Editor (News Editor) (Washington, DC, US, 20005-4076)

The Associated Press seeks a talented journalist to join its Election Services team as a news editor overseeing our coverage of elections – from the mechanics of counting ballots on election night to explaining how AP declares winners. This editor will serve as a senior member of the Elections Services team and will work in close coordination with AP’s politics news editor and leaders in the Washington bureau as they direct the journalism that comes from AP’s unique role in the American democracy. This is an administrative role and is based in Washington, D.C., although exceptional candidates in other locations will be considered.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the vice president and head of Elections Services, you'll join a team of researchers, data scientists, developers, journalists and others who make up AP’s Elections Services team. In this role, you will directly supervise a small team of elections explanatory reporters based in Washington, as well as the elections interactives and graphics team. You will be responsible for the journalism that originates with the AP vote count and election analytics teams, including AP’s race calls, crafting the news report from Election Day (and the days before and days after) in partnership with AP’s politics editor and peer editors in Washington. With the elections interactives and graphics editor, you will help shape how we tell that story with data and data visualizations. You will be comfortable with organizing and directing coverage, especially with partner editors across the newsroom, and working across media formats to serve AP's wide-ranging set of customers and digital audiences across the globe.

We’re looking for someone who will:

lead a team of reporters and edit stories to deliver spot news, explanatory and enterprise coverage about elections that breaks news, has impact and is exclusive to AP.
work with the editor of the elections interactives and graphics team to deliver data visualizations that serve the needs of AP’s licensed elections customers, as well as our consumer audience.
demonstrate strong communication skills and work collaboratively with the diverse team of journalists at the AP who operate in all formats: text, photo, video, audio, digital, social, interactive and graphics.
have a great news sense, with the ability to help reporters from all media types to deliver engaging stories and visual journalism that people will want to share, like and talk about on social media and other platforms.
pursue innovative and inclusive coverage techniques while maintaining AP’s standards for integrity and fact-based, nonpartisan journalism.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, such as at least five years of full-time experience at a daily newspaper, broadcast station, online or digital news outlet, or an AP bureau or regional desk.
All applicants must be able to work in the U.S. or be able to gain permission to do so.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English. Professional competency in a language besides English is a plus.
The ability and willingness to work at night and on weekends, as AP is a 24/7 operation and polls almost always close after the end of the business day.
Strong interpersonal, organizational and planning skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects across formats and deliver success on complex story lines.

Preferred Qualifications: You must have demonstrated excellence as an editor, with a deep record of delivering exclusive, illuminating and distinctive journalism on challenging assignments and unmovable deadlines. The successful candidate will have experience covering and editing news about elections and politics, leading teams and organizing and allocating resources. Applicants must be able to support, guide, motivate and inspire journalists to achieve success across formats, in particular those who work in visual formats. You must be able to effectively communicate and coordinate with AP staff throughout the company and AP customers worldwide. A history of leading journalists working in more than one format is a major plus.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $110,000-$150,000, negotiable based on experience, qualifications, market location and other job-related factors.

The Associated Press offers comprehensive benefits which include:

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits
Company paid life insurance
Paid vacation and sick days
Paid parental leave for any new parent

Application deadline is August 12, 2025, at 11:59p.m. EST.

Election Data Analyst (Newsperson) (DC, US)

The Associated Press seeks three data analysts who are passionate about using data and statistics to understand what’s taking place in the American electorate – in particular, how many people are voting in U.S. elections.

As one of our subject matter experts regarding election turnout, you'll join a team of researchers, data scientists, developers, journalists and others to deliver insight about turnout to AP’s Elections Services customers and our news audience. This position on our Elections Analytics team is a nine-month temporary position based in Washington, D.C., although exceptional candidates in other locations will be considered. It is covered by AP’s agreement with the News Media Guild.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the expected vote news editor, you will be part of the team that declares winners in U.S. elections as part of AP’s coverage of elections and our unique role in the American democracy. In this role, you will focus primarily on creating and adjusting estimates of the expected vote as AP tabulates election results in federal and state elections.

We’re looking for someone who can use data, past and present, to estimate turnout across the entire lifecycle of an election – from an initial estimate used during test events through to poll close, and onward to certification of the final vote totals. You’ll place a special emphasis on adjusting your estimates in real time on the day of an election, in the hours before polls close and through to the end of the election night tabulation. In between elections, you’re someone who will look back at past events for insights into the factors that influence voter turnout — including demographic trends, voting laws, historical turnout patterns and other relevant dynamics.

Required Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in data analysis, ideally in a politics or political science related field. A master’s degree or equivalent experience is preferred.

· All applicants must be able to work in the U.S. or be able to gain permission to do so.

· The ability and willingness to work at night and on weekends, as AP is a 24/7 operation and polls almost always close after the end of the business day.

· Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English. Professional competency in a language besides English is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications: We’re looking for someone with strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, and ideally proficiency in one or more statistical programming languages, preferably R. You’ve got experience working with data on deadline and are comfortable synthesizing data from a diverse set of sources in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment. We want someone who has a proven interest and understanding of the U.S. electoral system: Experience working with voter files, election results, GIS data, census data and public opinion research is plus. But we’re just as interested in how you solve problems as in the data used to do so.

You’ll be part of an expanding Elections Analytics team, and your work will inform that of data analysts, reporters, developers and other stakeholders across the wider AP newsroom as it works to explain what’s behind the numbers and show the how and the why of winning and losing.

In this role, you’ll contribute subject matter expertise to inform internal application design and user needs. You understand that there’s always more to know, and you expect to learn from your teammates in addition to sharing what you know. You’re looking for a collegial environment that involves consistent communication and pair coding, and you enjoy sharing ideas with people from diverse backgrounds, areas of expertise and experience.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

Application deadline is August 12, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Assistant/Associate General Counsel (New York, NY, US, 10281)

We are seeking a senior level news, litigation and intellectual property Assistant/Associate General Counsel. This position can be located in NYC or DC with a hybrid schedule of in office three days a week.

This is a unique opportunity to work for the most trusted source of independent news and information in the world on some of the most interesting and cutting-edge legal issues of our moment.

Responsibilities:

Oversee and manage docket of complex litigations worldwide related to a broad range of news, access, copyright, and other matters. Work closely with outside counsel in overseeing all cases and provide regular progress updates and in-depth review and clear analysis to all internal stakeholders. Oversee discovery where needed, providing necessary support to internal stakeholders. Provide strategic analysis on progress of claims and determine course of action. Work closely with insurance carriers to provide regular updates on cases.
Provide initial assessment of all claims before moving cases to outside counsel, working to negotiate and resolve legal claims before litigation where appropriate. Handle initial subpoena defense and third-party claims letters, and respond to pre-litigation and post-publication threats and claims letters for both defamation and IP matters.
Provide legal advice to the international newsroom on a broad range of matters including newsgathering and source questions, pre-publication review of complex investigative stories, and fair use analysis across all formats. Develop and conduct routine training on newsgathering, defamation law, IP, and access. Partner closely with all regional news teams, and News Standards on critical questions.
Work closely with all internal stakeholders to analyze and advise on intellectual property rights for news stories for text, photo and video formats, including in the context of generative AI and training use cases. Assist with intellectual property training and policy setting. Deep understanding of IP licensing is required, including ensuring that upstream IP rights enable contemplated downstream business uses.
Manage paralegals and help guide and advise other lawyers within the legal group related to subject matter areas of expertise.
Handle all pre-litigation intellectual property enforcement, protection and defense of claims, including investigations, researching claims, drafting letters, and coordinating with outside counsel when needed. Liaise closely with business units and internal clients.
Coordinate with newsroom and outside counsel on company’s access efforts, including access to courtrooms and dockets, to agency records under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state open records laws, as well as to critical government spaces. Advocate on AP’s behalf on various access matters.
Work closely with technology and security teams in support of safety of staff worldwide, providing legal counsel on global issues as they arise.
Act as legal liaison to internal clients and outside counsel as directed by the general counsel on wide range of matters. Investigate and respond to complaints and queries as directed by general counsel.
Collaborate with legal department colleagues on a variety of legal, regulatory and commercial matters. Provide intellectual property licensing advice in collaboration with in-house transactional counsel on a wide range of matters.
Monitor legal developments globally affecting areas of oversight, including press freedom issues and intellectual property developments. Willingness to develop familiarity and expertise in emerging technologies, and its legal implications, following regulatory and legal developments and ability to explain same to internal stakeholders.
Demonstrate leadership and ability to take initiative on all areas, as well as willingness to grow in new areas.

Essential Qualifications:

J.D. from an accredited law school.
Licensed to practice and in good standing with any state bar and authorized to practice in New York or DC based on where you will practice.
This is a senior level position; at least 10 years’ legal experience required.
In-depth knowledge of defamation law, copyright and access law required.

Prior In-house experience at a media or news company is strongly preferred.
Prior experience of pre-publication review of complex investigative news stories strongly preferred.
Proven track record for cultivating strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
Ability and desire to expand knowledge and competencies to grow with the company’s diverse needs and initiatives.
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills. Ability to explain complex legal issues to all stakeholders in a straightforward manner.
Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines required.
Ability to understand legal risks and business requirements is strongly preferred.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English required.
Authorization to work in the United States for any employer is mandatory.

Why Join Us? This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a globally respected news organization. You’ll work with diverse, mission-driven teams across the organization to advance the power of facts.

Salary & Benefits: The anticipated base salary range for this position is $200K - 270K, contingent on experience and other job-related factors.

The Associated Press offers comprehensive benefits which include:

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Company paid life insurance

Paid vacation and sick days

Paid parental leave for any new parent

Mental health resources

Applications will be reviewed as they are received. The posting will remain open until the role has been filled.

Global Safety: Risk and Resilience Manager, Americas (News Manager) (US)

The Associated Press is looking to fill a critical, multi-skilled role that is pivotal to the success of our Global Safety: Risk and Resilience function. We seek a motivated self-starter who is collaborative, empathetic, inclusive and passionate with experience working on safety and security, ideally including some experience with journalists or press freedom issues.

The overall aim of the Global Safety: Risk and Resilience function is to keep AP journalists safe in the face of war, civil unrest, online attacks, identity-based violence and other evolving threats within the modern media landscape. The successful candidate should be passionate about helping colleagues break major news while mitigating risks and developing commensurate controls to enable our journalists to deliver the world’s biggest stories.

Responsibilities: In this role, based in either our New York headquarters or our Washington bureau, you will keep the AP and its journalists safe. Reporting to the director of Americas safety, you'll be responsible for helping to manage and carry out physical, digital and psychological safety and resilience projects, collaborating with the wider GSRR team and other key stakeholders, including News, Cyber Security, Legal and HR.

Core responsibilities include:

Lead on pre-deployment and urgent deployment planning with U.S.-based teams, including through developing documentation and processes with key interlocutors.
Engage with all U.S. bureaus and manage the inventory of GSRR kit in conjunction with key U.S. news leadership, and provide training on using this equipment and other security related trainings. This will involve travel across the U.S. and Central and South America, potentially with limited notice.
Engage with Global Real Estate and News leadership to ensure that all U.S. offices have security plans in place, including physical security plans, emergency management protocols, and updated resilience details.
Engage with GSRR strategy to lead on the delivery and development of key Resilience@AP initiatives, including programs supporting mental health and psychological resilience and online abuse response and prevention.
Promote a proactive safety culture that emphasizes strong digital hygiene, active engagement with cybersecurity training and awareness of emerging digital threats. Foster a newsroom environment where safety – both physical and digital – is embedded in daily practice, with tailored support provided to those most at risk.

We’re looking for someone who will:

Draw upon experience working with and supporting journalists and the media. You’re familiar with the types of threats or security concerns facing journalists today, both in the Americas and globally, as well as security principles and supporting crisis management practices.
Articulate an interest in political and cultural news and developments, particularly in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.
Thrive in a fast-paced environment, excelling at multitasking and working across time zones. This position will require travel within the U.S. and Latin America. The job will sometimes require pivoting quickly with the news cycle while completing work on time and within budget.
Offer clear, precise and measured safety guidance and advice to our journalists in the key pillars of our work (physical, digital and psychological safety), preferably with some background in responding to online abuse.
Represent the AP at key journalism and security networking events. Engage with a cohort to conduct benchmarking to ensure AP is an industry leader in best practices and new trends.
Work from the New York office or Washington bureau and outside of business hours as required, as the AP is a 24/7 operation, including joining in the GSRR weekend and holiday on-call rotation.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Strong knowledge of social media platforms and online protection tools.
Good interpersonal skills, including excellent verbal and written communication across cultures and quick responsiveness across time zones.
Strong organizational skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects.
A commitment to actively supporting a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English.
Authorization to work in the U.S. will be mandatory.

Preferred Qualifications:

A minimum of 5 years of experience working within news organizations, NGOs, or similar industries and sectors in a safety or security-related role; or demonstrable transferable knowledge.
Fluency in Spanish or Portuguese strongly preferred.
Experience as a program and/or training manager delivering safety or first aid training.
Experience supporting people during distressing or high-stress situations, and being a steady, compassionate presence when it matters most.
A proven ability to build strong partnerships and communicate effectively across all levels of an organization, from journalists in the field to senior leadership.

Application deadline is August 18, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

We’ll consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

Elections Data Scientist (Newsperson) (Washington, DC, US, 20005-4076)

The Associated Press seeks a data scientist who is passionate about using data and statistics to understand what’s taking place in the American electorate. We’re looking for someone with experience working with American elections data and predictive modeling to specialize in estimating turnout in U.S. elections, and to help our newsroom and our audience understand its role in determining who wins – and who loses. This position on our Elections Analytics team is based in Washington, D.C., although exceptional candidates in other locations will be considered. It is covered by AP’s agreement with the News Media Guild.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the expected vote news editor, you will be part of the team that declares winners in U.S. elections as part of AP’s coverage of elections and our unique role in the American democracy. In this role, you will focus primarily on statistical modeling of expected vote, building tools to contribute to the Elections Analytics team’s use of data and statistics to understand and explain the outcome of U.S. elections.

We’re looking for someone to develop and maintain data models predicting turnout of elections race-wide, at the county level and by the type of ballots cast. Your models and analysis will be tailored to specific election circumstances, locations and office types; from general elections to partisan primaries; from special elections for national office to regular elections for local office. You’ll be part of an expanding Elections Analytics team, and your work will inform that of data analysts, reporters, developers and other stakeholders across the wider AP newsroom as it works to explain what’s behind the numbers and show the how and the why of winning and losing.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, such as at least one year of full-time work as a statistician or data scientist, ideally in a politics or political science related field. A master’s degree or equivalent experience is preferred.
All applicants must be able to work in the U.S. or be able to gain permission to do so.
The ability and willingness to work at night and on weekends, as AP is a 24/7 operation and polls almost always close after the end of the business day.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English. Professional competency in a language besides English is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications: We’re looking for someone with advanced proficiency in one or more statistical programming languages, preferably R. You’ve got experience developing predictive models, including time series models, and working with relational and non-relational data sets. Experience working with voter files, election results, GIS data, census data and public opinion research is essential, but we’re just as interested in how you solve problems as in the data used to do so.

You are a highly motivated, independent and detail-oriented data scientist who is committed to using your technical skills to advance the strong, fact-based reporting of AP’s staff. You embrace best practices and agile methodologies, and you write modular, reusable code. You refactor and test, and you use the outcomes of every election to improve your models of the next. You keep an eye on new technologies and enjoy developing creative solutions, even under tight deadlines.

You understand that there’s always more to know, and you expect to learn from your teammates in addition to sharing what you know. You’re looking for a collegial environment that involves consistent communication and pair coding, and you enjoy sharing ideas with people from diverse backgrounds, areas of expertise and experience.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

The Associated Press offers comprehensive benefits which include:

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits
Company paid life insurance
Paid vacation and sick days
Paid parental leave for any new parent

Application deadline is August 12, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Development Associate (New York, NY, US, 10281)

AP Fund for Journalism (APFJ)

The AP Fund for Journalism was created in April 2024 as the charitable sister organization to The Associated Press. It is dedicated to supporting public service journalism and making it accessible to state and local news organizations. Our ambition is to underpin and support the U.S. news ecosystem by ensuring news services and widespread access to reliable, nonpartisan and fact-based news and information. APFJ also supports journalism in topical areas, like health, democracy, education, and climate.

Development Associate

The AP Fund for Journalism (APFJ) seeks a Development Associate to play a vital role in supporting APFJ's individual philanthropy efforts. The Development Associate will provide comprehensive support to the Vice President, CEO, and other leadership to develop and implement strategies to achieve large, multi-year fundraising goals. This position offers an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional to contribute meaningfully to our mission while gaining valuable experience in nonprofit fundraising and donor relations. In this role, you will support the fundraising efforts of the Vice President, CEO, and other leadership, occasionally represent APFJ with individual donors, and advance high-quality journalism to inform communities and foster a thriving civil society. This is a remote position, with a preference for candidates in New York, or Chicago, IL. If based in those cities, candidates must be comfortable working a hybrid schedule.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Fundraising & Stewardship Support

Support stewardship of individual donors and help expand APFJ’s individual donor base through continuous prospecting, research, and collaboration
Assist with qualification, cultivation, and stewardship of individual donor relationships
Support the development of fundraising materials and presentations
Assist in creating compelling donor communications, impact reports, and stewardship materials
Draft donor acknowledgment letters, thank you notes, and communications
Coordinate planning for meetings with high-net-worth individuals and philanthropic partners
Help coordinate donor recognition activities and stewardship events

Communication & Operational Support

Prepare briefing materials, talking points, and background research for donor meetings
Process gifts, acknowledgments, and donor correspondence with attention to detail and timeliness
Coordinate meetings, events, and donor visits

Research & Database Management

Maintain accurate and up-to-date donor records in the CRM system
Conduct prospect research and prepare research profiles
Track donor interactions, preferences, and giving history to support personalized engagement strategies
Generate reports and analytics to support fundraising performance monitoring and strategic decision-making

Team Collaboration & Project Management

Coordinate with other departments to ensure seamless donor experience
Coordinate with operations, grant management, finance, and impact teams to ensure spending and gift agreement deliverables are on track, and work with the impact team on completing interim and final reports
Support board engagement efforts related to fundraising
Occasionally travel to industry conferences and APFJ offices for team meetings, as needed

Educational Requirements:

Minimum Requirements/Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience,

3+ years' of experience in nonprofit development, fundraising, or related field
Genuine interest in journalism, media, and independent news
Background in major gifts fundraising or donor relations
Knowledge of philanthropic trends and best practices
Strong written and verbal communication abilities
Strong relationship-building skills
Ability to represent APFJ to external and internal stakeholders
Demonstrated experience in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
Project management skills with ability to juggle multiple priorities
Research and analytical skills with ability to synthesize complex information
Experience with donor database management and CRM systems (Salesforce preferred)
Eager to learn and take on increasing responsibilities
Ability to maintain professionalism and sense of humor under pressure
Authorization to work in the U.S.

TThe anticipated salary range for this position is $66,000 - 90,000 contingent on experience, location and other job-related factors. Employees are eligible to participate, according to the terms of the official plan documents, in a 401(k) plan, employer-sponsored health insurance plan, and are eligible for paid time off and holidays in accordance with APFJ policy.

APFJ seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. We support all aspects of diversity and provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or status as a veteran.

Application deadline is August 18, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world's population sees AP journalism every day.

Impact Operations Reporting Analyst (New York, NY, US, 10281)

We are seeking an Impact Operations & Reporting Analyst to join its growing Impact Team, which is responsible for capturing and communicating the reach and real-world outcomes of AP’s grant supported journalism. The Impact Operations & Reporting Analyst will play a key supporting role in delivering on APFJ’s core impact responsibilities, with a particular focus on project management, cross-functional coordination, and reporting execution.

Working closely with the Manager of Impact & Engagement, this role helps ensure that impact frameworks, tools and reports are implemented effectively and consistently across APFJ’s grant-supported journalism projects. This is a highly collaborative role that interacts with editorial, digital, fundraising and development teams to keep impact deliverables on track and well-communicated to internal and external audiences.

This role combines elements of storytelling and data handling, helping translate impact and engagement data into clean, compelling reports for external and internal stakeholders, while also refining the systems that make this possible.

Key Responsibilities

Project manage impact deliverables by tracking timelines, coordinating team inputs and maintaining reporting calendars to ensure all impact reports are delivered on time and to standard.
Help draft funder-facing impact reports and internal updates; synthesize input from team members into cohesive documents and visuals.
Maintain impact tracking systems, templates and presentation materials (in SharePoint, PowerPoint, etc.) to support consistency across grants.
Support data reporting by collaborating with team members to gather key metrics and transform them into understandable formats for both internal and external audiences.
Support on special projects as needed, whether piloting a new reporting workflow, supporting a grant renewal process, or organizing feedback sessions with internal stakeholders.

Ideal Qualifications

3 years minimum of experience in nonprofit communications, project coordination, or program reporting roles.
Demonstrated success in managing projects and aligning multiple contributors toward a common deadline.
Experience creating reports, pitch decks or narrative summaries for external stakeholders. Experience writing for funders or philanthropic audiences is strongly preferred.
Strong writing, editing and document organization skills, particularly for funder-facing or stakeholder communications.
Familiarity with data tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Parse.ly, spreadsheets, dashboards).
Authorization to work in the U.S.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English.

Personal Attributes

Comfortable in a supporting role that mixes operations, storytelling and execution
Organized and proactive
Process-oriented, but flexible when needed
Clear communicator and collaborative
Comfortable balancing independence and team coordination
Committed to the values of fact-based, nonpartisan journalism

Salary & Benefits

This position is temporary and is anticipated to run for a duration of two years.
This position is hybrid where an AP office is located, with preference for candidates in Chicago or New York, and remote for all other candidates.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $71,000-$90,000, contingent on experience, location and other job-related factors. Employees are eligible to participate, according to the terms of the official plan documents, in a 401(k) plan, employer-sponsored health insurance plan, and are eligible for paid time off and holidays in accordance with APFJ policy.

We’ll consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role. Please also provide 3-5 work samples, such as writing samples and relevant visual presentations.

The AP Fund for Journalism was created by The Associated Press in 2024 to support public service journalism and make it accessible to state and local news organizations in the U.S. APFJ’s ambition is to underpin and support the U.S. news ecosystem by ensuring news services and widespread access to reliable, nonpartisan and fact-based news and information in underserved issue areas, including but not limited to state and local news. APFJ also supports journalism in topical areas, like health, democracy, education and climate. www.apfj.org

Application deadline is August 18, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Elections Data Visualizations Developer (Newsperson) (Washington, DC, US, 20005-4076)

The Associated Press seeks a journalist and developer who is passionate about visual storytelling and eager to put lessons from experimentation into practice. We’re looking for a data visualizations developer to join a team that’s creating smart, insightful and entertaining visualizations of data about U.S. elections – someone who combines advanced technical ability, a collaborative spirit, and a deep interest in elections. This position is based in Washington, D.C., although exceptional candidates in other locations will be considered. It is covered by AP’s agreement with the News Media Guild.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the elections interactives and graphics news editor, you will be part of a team that builds engaging data visualizations and explanatory graphics centered on elections. Our team builds live results graphics and data visualizations that go beyond those results to explain what’s behind the numbers, showing the how and the why of winning and losing. You will be a part of AP’s Elections Services team and will work closely with the AP’s top-notch team of race callers, election analysts and explanatory reporters.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, such as at least one year of full-time work as a data visualization developer or graphics journalist.
All applicants must be able to work in the U.S. or be able to gain permission to do so.
The ability and willingness to work at night and on weekends as AP is a 24/7 operation and polls almost always close after the end of the business day.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English. Professional competency in a language besides English is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications: We’re looking for someone with strong front-end and data visualization skills who is a JavaScript expert and familiar with one or more frameworks, such as React, Svelte, Angular or Vue. If you’ve worked in Node or another language for server-side development, that’s a plus. Experience building robust applications is essential, but we’re more interested in how you solve problems than in the syntax you’ve used to solve them.

You are a highly motivated, independent and detail-oriented developer and journalist who is committed to using your technical skills to advance the strong, fact-based reporting of AP’s staff. You embrace best practices, web standards and agile methodologies, and you write modular, reusable code. You refactor and test. You keep an eye on new technologies and enjoy developing creative solutions, even under tight deadlines.

You understand that there’s always more to know, and you expect to learn from your teammates in addition to sharing what you know. You’re looking for a collegial environment that involves consistent communication and pair coding, and you enjoy sharing ideas with people from diverse backgrounds, areas of expertise and experience.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

Application deadline is August 11, 2025, at 11:59PM EST.

GIS Analyst (Newsperson) (Washington, DC, US, 20005-4076)

The Associated Press seeks a geographic information systems analyst who is eager to use data, statistics and maps to understand what’s taking place in American elections and in the electorate. We’re looking for someone with experience working with GIS and elections data to create, maintain and – most critically – innovate AP’s maps of election outcomes and results. This analyst will also play a key role on the team that collects precinct vote totals. This position on our Election Analytics team is based in Washington, D.C., although exceptional candidates in other locations will be considered. It is covered by AP’s agreement with the News Media Guild.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the director of polling and election analytics, you will work on the team that counts the vote and declares winners in U.S. elections as part of AP’s unique role in the American democracy. In this role, you will maintain AP’s election maps, from those used for internal analysis to those that make up a key component of our news report and digital experience on apnews.com. They include maps of counties, townships, precincts, congressional districts and state legislative seats, which need to be kept current as boundaries and districts change.

You will also be a key part of the team developing novel and inventive ways to use election results and related data to show the how and the why of winning and losing. That includes analyzing U.S. Census data, public opinion surveys and other types of demographic data, and offering leadership across the AP Elections Services team on how best to use maps and geospatial data.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in cartography, computer science, geography, geospatial information systems, statistics or journalism with an emphasis in data or computer science, or equivalent experience, such as at least one year of full-time work as a GIS analyst or cartographer.
Experience working with spatial data in a data science or general-purpose programming language, such as Python, R, JavaScript or Node.
Proficiency with GIS software such as QGIS or ESRI ArcGIS is required, as is experience working with geospatial file formats such as ESRI shapefile, GeoJSON and TopoJSON.
All applicants must have authorization to work in the U.S. or be able to gain permission to do so.
The ability and willingness to work at night and on weekends, as AP is a 24/7 operation and polls almost always close after the end of the business day.
Advanced-level professional competency in written and spoken English. Professional competency in a language besides English is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

You’ve got a portfolio of visually appealing maps to share, and you have basic web development skills. Experience with front-end mapping tools and libraries such as d3-geo, MapboxGL/MapLibre, Leaflet, ArcGIS and JSAPI is a plus.

But we’re just as interested in how you create maps and solve problems as in the tools you’ve used to do so. You are a highly motivated, independent and detail-oriented analyst and journalist who is committed to using your technical skills to advance the strong, fact-based reporting of AP’s staff. You embrace best practices, standards and agile methodologies, and you keep an eye on new technologies and enjoy developing creative solutions, even under tight deadlines.

We will consider strong candidates who do not meet every listed qualification. You may use a cover letter to describe the unique qualifications you would bring to this role.

The Associated Press offers comprehensive benefits which include:

· Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage

· Retirement benefits

· Company paid life insurance

· Paid vacation and sick days

· Paid parental leave for any new parent

· Mental health resources

Application deadline is August 11, 2025, at 11:59p.m. ET.