Slate is looking for a co-host for ICYMI, our popular twice-weekly podcast about internet culture. The ideal candidate is a great talker, reporter, and explainer who lives on and for the internet. Do you know which TikTokkers got their start on Vine? Do you see a difference between influencers and content creators? Can you explain important internet moments that are examples of why we miss Twitter? If you can answer those questions in a way that’s engaging to normies and the Extremely Online alike, we want to hear from you.
Slate welcomes candidates with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The position can be located in New York or D.C. This is a position covered under a collective bargaining agreement between Slate and the Writers Guild of America East.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with a small team to create a twice-weekly show that skillfully covers internet culture with nuance, humor, and journalistic rigor
- Engage deeply with the internet, especially social media, and look to understand it from a digitally native perspective
- Meet multiple deadlines weekly
- Work closely with the producing team to cultivate a recurring roster of guests and segments
- Script episodes with your co-host, with research and booking support from the production team
Key Requirements and Qualifications
- Ability to identify interesting stories, trends, etc. from all corners of the internet
- Smart, funny, engaging on-mic presence
- Collaborative spirit
- Reporting skills and experience
- Ability to work on deadline
- Comfortable expressing nuanced opinions
Application Requirements
- Please send a résumé, a cover letter, and a link to something you’ve written or made (ideally something about the internet, or in audio form, or even both).
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, 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.
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