Staff Writer

Slate; United States; Remoto; USD 80.000 - 105.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Slate is hiring a staff writer for its life section, covering culture, social trends, political life, relationships, religion, education, food, and internet culture. The position can be located in Brooklyn or Washington, DC, or remotely, with strong remote options. The pay range is $80,000 to $105,000 per year.

This is a full-time on-staff role with benefits. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of writing and reporting, feature-writing experience, and can produce original reporting with sharp

Competenze

• 5+ years of writing and reporting experience.
• Experience with feature-writing.
• Strong idea generation and source development skills.
• Able to craft sharp, accessible reporting.

Mansioni

• Fast writing and reporting on weekly reader questions.
• Generate quick stories and longer inquiries.
• Contribute across Slate's life, politics, and culture coverage.

Conoscenze

Writing & reporting

Feature writing

Idea generation

Source development

Sharp analysis

Descrizione del lavoro

Slate is hiring a staff writer for its life section, covering culture, social trends, political life, relationships, religion, education, food, and internet culture. Brooklyn/DC/Remote. $80K–$105K. 5+ years of writing and reporting experience required. WGA East union position, full-time with benefits.

Slate is hiring a staff writer whose work will move across the magazine, with a home in the life section. We’re looking for a driven, creative reporter who finds unique ways to approach tricky questions in culture and news. Candidates should excel at coming up with and refining ideas, finding sources, and connecting the dots with original reporting and sharp analysis. This position could cover social trends, political life, relationships, sex, religion, education, food, and/or internet culture, but the candidate’s interests will help shape the work. The ideal candidate has feature-writing experience and will write several long-form pieces per year, but will also be comfortable in the day-to-day coverage that is Slate’s lifeblood. Depending on the news, this staffer might publish one to two shorter stories per week commenting on the headlines while also advancing longer-lead work.

Good humor, clean and lively copy, original thinking, a lack of inhibition to chase leads and sources, and enthusiasm will be keys to success in this job. The role will combine some of the DNA of Slate’s classic explainers, trademark spirited news commentary, experiential and reported features, and good old-fashioned blogs with the life section’s incisive view into how our everyday lives and belief systems got to where they are now.

The position is full-time, on staff, with benefits. At least five years in a writing and reporting position is required. Slate welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The position can be located in New York or D.C. Strong remote candidates will be considered. This is a position covered under a collective bargaining agreement between Slate and the Writers Guild of America East. The pay range for this position is $80,000 to $105,000.

Key Responsibilities

• Fast writing and reporting that covers the biggest questions on readers’ minds in a given week
• Generating ideas for quick reporting and fun, longer-term inquiry
• Operating as an integral part of Slate’s life team, with a jack-of-all-trades spirit that can dip into our politics and culture sections

Requirements

• A sharp, funny, provocative mind and confidence executing ideas
• At least five to seven years’ experience working as a writer, preferably in a reporting role with feature-writing experience
• A deep well of story ideas and a sharp understanding of the cultural landscape
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We know that diverse perspectives make us smarter and stronger, and that all applicants, from all backgrounds, should be welcomed in our hiring process and given equal opportunities to be evaluated based on their qualifications and skills. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know. We will do what we can to meet your needs.

Slate is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.

About the Company

Slate, founded in 1996, is a daily online magazine and podcast network that helped invent the voice of the web. Our strong editorial voice and witty take on current events & culture have been recognized with numerous awards, including the National Magazine Award for General Excellence Online. Our podcast network, established in 2005, produces more than 20 podcasts, including Slow Burn, What Next, Decoder Ring, ICYMI, and more.

Slate is an affiliate of the Graham Holdings Company (NYSE:GHC). GHC is a diversified holding company whose operations include educational services; home health and hospice care; television broadcasting, online, print, and local TV news; automotive dealerships; manufacturing; hospitality; and consumer internet companies.