Politics Editor

Posted 19 Days Ago
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The Role
The Politics Editor will lead Slate's political coverage, manage a team, and create impactful editorial content, leveraging a strong political background.
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About the Role

 

Slate is hiring a politics editor to help drive the magazine's coverage of the second Trump administration and the country under it. We’re looking for an editor with loads of energy and clear ideas for how to cover this era and, eventually, its aftermath. We’re looking for someone with a strong background covering Washington and politics around the country, and ideas for how to work in tandem with our exceptional jurisprudence team. The preference for this position is to be based in Washington, D.C., although exceptional New York–based or remote candidates may be considered.

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

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. Read the Graham Holdings Company California Worker Privacy Statement here.

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The Company
HQ: Brooklyn, NY
217 Employees
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Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

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.

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