201 – 500 Employees
MediaSlate Magazine is a digital media publication covering news, politics, culture, technology, business, and everyday life. Its editorial work combines current-events reporting, commentary, criticism, practical advice, and podcasts, giving readers context and perspective across a broad range of subjects.
Staff Writer, Life and Culture (Hybrid)
Slate Magazine seeks a Staff Writer to deliver reporting, commentary, and features across life, culture, and news. The role combines fast weekly stories with longer-form work for the online magazine.
Description
- Report and write promptly on the questions engaging readers each week
- Develop ideas for immediate coverage and longer-term investigations
- Collaborate as a core member of Slate’s life team
- Contribute to the politics and culture sections when needed
- Produce several long-form pieces annually
- Publish one or two shorter stories each week while progressing longer-lead assignments
- Cover social trends, political life, relationships, sex, religion, education, food, and internet culture
- Create explainers, news commentary, experiential and reported features, and blog posts
Requirements
- At least five years of professional writing and reporting experience
- Five to seven years of experience as a writer, ideally including reporting and feature writing
- A sharp, funny, provocative perspective with the confidence to execute original ideas
- A strong pipeline of story ideas and a nuanced understanding of the cultural landscape
- Excellent online research, investigative, and communication skills
- Demonstrated experience writing features
- Ability to develop and refine ideas, identify sources, connect evidence through original reporting, and deliver incisive analysis
- Strong remote candidates may be considered
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits program
- Three subsidized Aetna medical plan options
- Two Aetna dental plan options
- Flexible spending accounts
- Benefits for eligible employees and their families
- Coverage under the Writers Guild of America East collective bargaining agreement