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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Slate is a daily online magazine and podcast network that helped invent the voice of the web. Founded in 1996, Slate is a general-interest publication offering analysis and commentary about politics, news, business, technology, and culture. Slate’s strong editorial voice and witty take on current events have been recognized with numerous awards, including the National Magazine Award for General Excellence. Slate’s podcast network, established in 2005 with the launch of Political Gabfest, produces more than 20 podcasts, including Slow Burn, Culture Gabfest, What Next, Decoder Ring and more. Slate.com reaches more than 25M unique visitors and averages more than 40M pageviews every month. Slate's podcast network garnered more than 190 million downloads in 2022.
