Key Responsibilities
- Finding distinct ways for Slate’s politics writers to cover the news, including through analysis and reporting
- Planning and executing ambitious editorial projects, including features and packages
- Collaborating and coordinating with other Slate editors
- Motivating and providing support for a team of talented writers
- Giving Slate's audience the smartest possible ways to think about and understand the world, drawing on our strength as a general-interest magazine
Requirements
- Tons of ideas, including the ability to quickly find the most illuminating kernel in any news story
- At least 7 years' experience working as an editor, with some (if not most) focusing on politics
- The ability to edit for voice, and a track record of eliciting great work from young talent and more established writers, including freelancers
- A desire to work at a fast pace, and strong organizational, management, and communication skills
- Enthusiasm for finding unique ways to look at the news and a strong understanding of Slate
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