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About the Role
Slate is seeking a driven, creative reporter for its life section. This role involves covering culture and news, developing ideas, finding sources, and providing sharp analysis. The position will blend elements of Slate's classic explainers, news commentary, features, and blogs with the life section's focus on everyday lives and belief systems.
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
- Write several long-form pieces per year
- Publish one to two shorter stories per week commenting on headlines while advancing longer-lead work
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
- Top-notch online sleuthing and communication skills
- At least five years in a writing and reporting position
Skills
- Feature writing
- Idea generation
- Source finding
- Analysis
- Online sleuthing
- Communication
Location
- New York
- D.C.
- Remote
Work Type
- Full-time
- On staff
- Remote
Experience Level
- At least five years in a writing and reporting position
- At least five to seven years’ experience working as a writer
Salary/Compensations
- $80,000 to $105,000
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits program
- Three subsidized medical plans
- Two dental plans
- Flexible spending accounts
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.
- Slate is an affiliate of Graham Holdings.
Equal Opportunity
- Slate welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- This is a position covered under a collective bargaining agreement between Slate and the Writers Guild of America East.
- 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.