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Social Media Editor
Do you always know what the biggest story of the day is before anyone else? Can you smell an Internet hoax from a mile away? Do you love to game the things you post online to see how viral you can make them, even if it’s just on your own Facebook feed? Do you find yourself reading through your social media feeds, rewriting other people’s share texts in your head?
This gig is for you. Slate is looking for a true Internet connoisseur who is passionate about experimentation to help build our social media presence by focusing on the big platforms (Facebook and Twitter) and by investigating and developing strategies for emerging ones.
The Role
Our social media editor will work with the director of strategy and audience development to:
Manage our existing accounts and new platform opportunities as they arise
Help define the day-to-day voice of Slate’s feeds
Develop new distribution opportunities for our content
Closely work with the editorial team from the moment a story is conceived to make sure it reaches maximum potential by the time it’s published
Keep close watch on data and user patterns to continually improve how we serve our audience
Build and manage digital partnerships
What we’re looking for:
Two to five years of social media or digital strategy experience, or proof that you’ve built something special in the digital content space
Great distribution ideas you’ve been waiting to try that could help bring readers and viewers to the amazing work Slate produces
An eye for detail and organization—you work quickly; you get the facts right; and you write precise, crisp, error-free sentences. (If they’re witty too, even better.)
You’re not afraid of numbers or spreadsheets, and you see patterns quickly and draw logical conclusions from them
You like teaching others what you know.
Start date: ASAP.
The position is full-time, with benefits, based out of New York. Qualified candidates should apply by June 30. Slate welcomes candidates from all backgrounds. To apply, click here.
Staff Writer
Slate is hiring a writer for the magazine’s DoubleX section, a space for discussion of feminism, sexuality, health, politics, fashion, pop culture, and perspectives of particular interest to women. Ideal candidates will be smart, collegial, and full of energy; they will have tons of ideas, a sharp gift for argument, a lightness and deftness of intellect and tone; they will be clutch on tight deadlines. Experience writing online strongly preferred. Good humor and menschiness required.
This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits and can be located in New York or Washington, D.C. The deadline for applications is June 17 at 5 p.m. EDT. Please submit a resume and a cover letter that includes links to previously published works.
Slate welcomes candidates from all backgrounds. To apply, click here.
Sports Producer, Panoply
Do you love sports? Look forward to the NFL draft? Have multiple brackets filled out for March Madness? Get excited for pitchers and catchers reporting? What about audio? Do you love podcasts, and do you know how to create great ones? We might have the perfect job for you. Panoply, The Slate Group’s podcasting network, is looking for a New York City–based sports podcast producer to develop and create compelling sports programming.
Candidates must have a deep knowledge of sports and sports news, and must be able to identify and work with excellent on-air talent, manage production, generate ideas for podcast series and episodes, and help develop programming strategy. Panoply works with partners large and small—from individuals to large organizations with many moving parts. The ability to communicate clearly and manage groups, both within Panoply and with outside partners, is a must.
The Slate Group has over a decade’s worth of experience creating award-winning podcasts and helping to shape the audio-on-demand landscape. The Slate Group launched Panoply, the premium podcast network of top publishers, writers, and thinkers, in February 2015. We offer listeners the highest quality audio programming in a variety of content categories ranging from news to sports to lifestyle.
The Role:
Oversee production of sports podcasts for Slate and our partner organizations.
Engineer recording sessions with the host and guests. Includes ability to set up remote connections.
Edit recordings and produce professional quality audio podcasts.
Post podcasts, show pages, and social media updates online.
Identify compelling shows in the marketplace that should be part of the Panoply network.
Develop new sports programming ideas that could be part of the Panoply lineup
Manage freelance producers
What we’re looking for:
Five years professional audio production experience, preferably in both radio and podcasting, and in a journalistic environment; excellent audio editing and production skills; mastery of professional audio editing software such as Adobe Audition, Hindenburg Pro, and ProTools.
B.A. or equivalent.
Experience working in or covering sports, and/or experience in a professional online newsgathering organization.
Slate welcomes applicants of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. To apply, click here.
iOS Developer
We’re looking for a talented iOS developer to lead the development of Slate’s iOS applications. This position is for a self-starter who writes high-quality code in a timely manner. The candidate is passionate about great user experience and beautiful app design and has acute attention to detail.
You’ll be working in tandem with energetic and talented creative teams to provide a compelling experience across platforms. Our weekly lunch-and-learns (with free lunch) are for exactly that. Of course, there are also all the normal hey-we’re-cool items to check off your list like flexible office hours, casual dress, location 20 steps from the Metro exit, team happy hours, and yearly company retreat.
Passionate about great user experience and creating the stickiest possible application;
A good communicator, who can work collaboratively with product managers and other developers, as well as editorial and business stakeholders;
Skilled with designing, building and troubleshooting native mobile applications
Someone who is motivated by user growth, not just technical execution.
Our ideal candidate has the following:
Expertise in Objective-C, Cocoa Touch, and CocoaPods;
Experience working with iOS frameworks;
Experience with DFP and integrating and troubleshooting ad executions;
Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON;
Experience with third-party libraries and APIs;
Working knowledge of git version control;
Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies;
Familiarity with Swift is a plus;
Android experience is a major plus!
This position reports to Slate’s director of technology and is located in Washington, D.C. Salary is commensurate with experience. Slate welcomes applicants of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. To apply for this position, click here.
Full-Stack Web Developer
Slate is looking for a full-stack developer to help power the customization and personalization of Slate for its readers. You’re someone who reads Slate, knows how to make it better and wants to help make it happen!
The ideal candidate should be:
A self-starter who can prioritize, plan, and execute
A good communicator who can work collaboratively with product managers and other developers as well as editorial and business stakeholders
Someone who is motivated by user growth, not just technical execution
Responsibilities:
Implementing and maintaining code for managing user profiles
Integrate Slate and various third-party services via Web APIs
Provide input on how to improve Slate’s services
Troubleshooting and solving problems when testing and publishing new features
The nuts and bolts:
We use Django/Python on the server side, and typically use TastyPie for APIs. At a minimum, you should know your way around modern Web application frameworks, have experience consuming third-party APIs, know some Python, and want to develop in this stack.
For single-document applications we use AngularJS. At a minimum, you should have a strong HTML/CSS/JS background and experience with some UI framework and build tools. You should have experience in scaling out Web applications, including optimizing SQL and building and utilizing caching layers.
This position reports to Slate’s director of technology and is located in D.C. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Slate welcomes applicants of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. To apply for this position, click here.
Front-End Programmer, Slate Custom
Slate is looking for a front-end developer for our award-winning (seriously, some have won actual real awards) native advertising sites. If you want to build sites like these, Lexus and John Templeton Foundation, we want to talk to you.
You’ll be working in tandem with energetic and talented creative teams to provide a compelling experience across platforms. We code with current front-end tech such as SASS, grunt, require.js, but we are always open to try something new, so don’t be shy. Our weekly lunch-and-learns (with free lunch) are for exactly that. Of course, there are also all the normal hey-we’re-cool items to check off your list like flexible office hours, casual dress, location 20 steps from the metro exit, team happy hours, and yearly company retreat.
You must have a strong visual eye along with expertise in the standard Web stack and be able to communicate clearly with co-workers and clients. We do have a friendly work environment, but coolness under pressure and comfort with short time horizons is a must. In short, please play well with others.
Responsibilities:
Implementing and maintaining native advertising templates and promotions inside of the core publishing platform
Assisting in the production of custom campaign creative
Providing input on how to improve custom products
Troubleshooting and solving problems when testing and publishing new products
Requirements:
Experience with HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript
Expertise in turning PSDs into Web pages
Experience building custom Web experiences for clients
Excitement about new technologies and techniques, along with a strong desire to learn and evolve
Bonus Points:
Experience with front-end single page app frameworks such as AngularJS
Experience in stacks such as Django or Adobe AEM/CQ
Experience with two or more Web templating systems (e.g. PHP, ASP, JSP)
Experience with server-side technologies, such as Java, Python, Node.js, or Ruby
Experience with display advertising and DFP ad scripting
This position reports to Slate’s director of technology and is based in D.C. Salary is commensurate with experience. Slate welcomes applicants of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. To apply for this position, click here.
Video Producer/Editor
Slate is looking for a high-energy, self-motivated editor/shooter/producer. Must have experience working in fast-paced deadline-driven environments. Our small, flexible team is looking for someone who is smart, witty, proactive, solution-seeking, organized, efficient, creative, thoughtfully communicative, detail-oriented, a team player, hard-working, instinctive; can pivot when news breaks; and takes direction well. The ideal candidate can easily navigate the digital landscape and possesses a nose for viral content. At Slate, every idea is heard. It’s the perfect place for those looking to spread their wings. Entrepreneurial attitudes are recognized, rewarded, and admired—the hungrier you are, the more you will excel.
Technical skills required: Master of Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. Canon is your middle name. Experience writing scripts for video. This editor/shooter/producer will be tasked with conceiving, pitching, and creating original video content for Slate that is insightful, off-beat, on-brand, engaging, and shareable.
Please include your résumé and add your cover letter and reel as an attachment. Salary commensurate with experience.
Slate is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to sourcing applicants of diverse backgrounds and perspectives, and all candidates are evaluated solely on their qualifications to perform the work. To apply for this position, click here.
Freelance Video Editor/Producer
Slate is seeking an energetic, resourceful, hard-working, detail-oriented creative thinker to produce/edit a weekly video series. Responsibilities include: video editing, writing, producing, and shooting. The ideal candidate would have excellent news and editorial judgement, proficiency is FCP or Adobe Premiere (After Effects a plus) and a background in all phases of digital production.
The job is not office-based—our freelancers work from home on their own equipment. This is a part-time position. Day rate is commensurate with experience. Please include a résumé as well as a link to your reel or body of work.
Slate welcomes applicants of diverse backgrounds and perspectives. To apply for this position, click here.
Creative Strategist, Slate Custom
Slate is a pioneer of digital journalism. Our unique editorial strengths of intelligence and wit, plus our creative use of the medium, attract a new influential audience of 25 million top decision-makers and cultural tastemakers. It’s proof positive that we’ve found the right mix of high-quality journalism, cutting-edge technology, and deep integration with social media.
We are looking for an innovative creative strategist with a deep understanding of brands, a passion for storytelling, and insights into the future of content for Slate Custom, our internal creative agency with an editorial voice. Slate Custom launched three years ago, well ahead of the herd and before “native” was part of the digital vocabulary. We bring together content strategy, editorial, content creation, design and video disciplines to create programs for advertisers that disrupt the way people think about branded content.
The creative strategist will help set the tone for all custom programs. They will be in charge of aiding in brainstorms for RFPs and executing the final response sent to the client.
This role requires someone excited about branded content that has a willingness to explore various verticals, and is ready to push the envelope with innovative, brand-relevant content. Outstanding collaborative skills are a must since you will have a close working relationship with creative, advertising sales and planning, project management, product development, ad ops, and editorial teams.
What You’ll Do:
Manage the RFP response process from a creative standpoint: from organizing creative brainstorms, to writing the response copy, and working with designer on response decks and mocks
Synthesize and write descriptions based on ideas of others
Find the balance between directly promotional and purely journalistic
Use understanding of brands to create thoughtful, personalized, and relevant content program proposals
Conduct research for proposed content strategies
Write descriptions, blurbs, headlines, and other short-form copy for custom content executions
Stay up to speed on content programs at competitive publishers
Must Haves:
A BA/BS or MA/MS in communications, marketing, advertising, or a related field
2–3 years experience at a creative or media agency or at a publisher as a content strategist, copywriter, creative strategist, or brand strategist
Deep understanding of brand personality and goals
Strong, witty writer of both long-form proposals and short-form descriptions and headlines
Encourages others’ ideas, the kind of person you want in a brainstorm
Conceptual thinker and research-driven
Can strategize content programs across all media (video, infographics, editorial, interactive, live events, etc.)
Deadline- and detail-oriented, incredibly proactive
Thrives in a fast-paced environment
Embraces a startup atmosphere with a willingness to wear multiple hats
Strong teamwork/communication skills
Nice to Haves:
Experience strategizing branded content programs (as opposed to commercial campaigns)
Background working for brands in finance, business, and/or tech verticals
Journalistic writing/editing experience
Network of copywriters and/or journalists
Knowledge of publisher branded content space
Please submit a writing sample (a RFP response is preferable, if possible) in addition to your résumé and cover letter.
Slate welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. To apply for this position, click here.
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EDITORIAL INTERNSHIPS
Interactives Intern
Slate's New York office is hiring a paid intern to work on data reporting, data visualizations, and interactives with our interactives editor.
Interactives are a vital part of Slate. Our projects take on a variety of topics and tones, and range from charts and maps to games and puzzles and custom-built interactive tools. Some of our pieces, like the John Travolta Name Generator, Great Gatsby Game, and Game of Thrones Graveyard, make our readers laugh. Others, like the Gun Deaths project and Creationism in Schools Map, make them rethink important issues in the news. Many, like the Gerrymander Jigsaw Puzzle and the 2014 Outrage Calendar, do a little bit of both.
This is a position for journo-geeks with sharp news judgment, keen math and writing skills, and an interest in computer science and its applications to journalism. The intern is responsible for pitching story ideas, wrangling data, testing and critiquing new interactives, writing data stories, and producing his or her own interactives and visualizations under the guidance of the interactives editors.
The work schedule is flexible, but at least two full days of in-office work a week is preferred. Candidates must have a solid grasp of Excel and HTML. Familiarity with JavaScript or other programming languages is a major plus. We are currently looking for an intern for the summer or fall. Start and end dates are flexible. Please include a résumé and cover letter that outlines your availability. Application deadline is May 15, 2015.
Slate welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
Slate Plus Internship
Slate is hiring an editorial intern for Slate Plus, our membership program!
Candidates must be available to work 30 hours per week in either Slate’s New York or Washington, D.C., office. The position involves writing, editing, and some light audio editing (we’ll train you). The ideal candidate is an idea-generating machine who works quickly and independently. To apply, include a résumé, one clip or writing sample, a cover letter that doesn’t put us to sleep, and a 300-word critique of Slate’s membership program. Please upload all of these application materials as one attachment. Deadline to apply is May 6, 2015.
The Gist Internship
Slate’s daily news show The Gist with Mike Pesca is looking for our second intern ever! This is a paid position, ideally for a current student or one who graduated in the past year. Details below. To apply, email a résumé and very brief statement of interest to thegist@slate.com. Please use the subject line “Slate’s The Gist Internship.”
The Gist seeks an enthusiastic new intern to support our daily show! We’re a small team, and we’ll rely on you quite a bit. Every day is different, but your duties will include pitching ideas, booking guests, recording interviews, pulling clips, and audio editing. Interns are invited to be involved in every aspect of making a daily podcast.
To be considered for this internship, you should have solid writing skills and be able to take direction. A passion for news, radio, and podcasts is essential. Audio editing skills are a plus, especially in ProTools and/or Hindenburg. Candidates must be available to work in Slate’s New York office. This internship is paid. We pay $10/hour and interns are strictly limited to 10 hours of work per week. Ideally we’d love to work with someone two partial days per week. The internship will begin ASAP and last for 90 days from the start of the internship.
To apply, email a résumé and very brief statement of interest to thegist@slate.com. Please use the subject line “Slate’s The Gist Internship.” Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until April 17, 2015.
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Slate hires paid interns for the spring, summer, and fall. We offer internships in six departments: Culture, Politics, Video, The Slatest, Photo and Art, and DoubleX. More information about each internship is below.
The deadline for all summer internships is March 15. The deadline for all fall internships is July 15. The deadline for all spring internships is Nov. 15.
New York Editorial Internship
Candidates for the culture internship must be available to work in Slate’s New York office 30 hours per week. They must be highly organized, have a proven interest in the arts, and be very familiar with Slate. They must also be able to work quickly, efficiently, and without much supervision. Strong writing and editing skills are required. To apply, include a cover letter that clearly outlines your availability and cultural interests as well as a 400-word Brow Beat post about a cultural topic that interests you. Upload your cover letter and the assignment above as one attachment.
Slate welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
D.C. Editorial Internship
Candidates for the fall D.C. editorial internship must be available to work in Slate’s Washington, D.C. office 30 hours per week. They must be highly organized, have a proven interest in journalism, and be very familiar with Slate. They must also be able to work quickly, efficiently, and without much supervision. There will be opportunity for writing blog posts and articles. To apply, include a résumé; and a cover letter that includes a 300-word critique of any Slate story from the past year; and three clips or writing samples. At least some of the clips should relate to politics, policy, the law, science, or other Washington-related topics. Upload your cover letter and the assignments above as one attachment.
Slate welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
Slate Video Internship
Candidates for the Slate Video internship must be highly energetic, organized, detail-oriented, responsible, self-starting individuals looking to pursue a career in digital video production. They must be able to work quickly and efficiently and possess keen problem-solving skills. Candidates must be proficient in Adobe Premiere Pro (After Effects a plus) and have experience shooting on DSLRs. The internship is three days a week, and candidates must be available to work in Slate’s New York office.
Slate welcomes applicants of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
The Slatest
Candidates for the Slatest internship must be available to work in Slate’s New York office at least two days per week in the spring and fall, and four full days in the summer. Days and hours are flexible. Candidates must be highly energetic, self-starting individuals who have a nose for news, along with sharp and quick writing skills. Applicants should be tech savvy and have great editorial judgment. Previous reporting experience is a plus, and the ability to write clean, quick, and clear copy is a must. To apply, include a résumé and cover letter with a very brief statement of interest.
Slate welcomes applicants of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
Photo and Art
Candidates for the photo and art internship must be available to work in Slate’s New York office at least two full days per week in the spring and fall, and four full days in the summer. They should be highly organized visual thinkers who are comfortable working efficiently and without much supervision. Interns will gain hands-on experience editing photos, producing slideshows, and selecting art. This is an editing—not shooting—internship; however, there are ample opportunities for motivated interns to work on special projects and publish their work. Apply here; include a cover letter that clearly outlines your availability, and links to visual works online.
Slate welcomes applicants of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
DoubleX
Candidates for the DoubleX internship must be available to work in Slate’s Washington, D.C., or New York office at least two days per week, preferably Tuesday and Wednesday to assist with the DoubleX Gabfest and parenting podcast, and other duties. They must be highly organized, have a proven interest in women’s issues, and be very familiar with Slate. They must also be able to work quickly, efficiently, and without much supervision. Strong writing and editing skills are required. To apply, include a cover letter that clearly outlines your availability and interests, a résumé, a short critique of any DoubleX piece from the last year (no more than 300 words), and three clips or writing samples. Upload your cover letter and the assignments above as one attachment.
Slate welcomes applicants of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.