Work at Slate

Slate?is looking for a photo editor, blogger/editor, lead developer, a senior product manager, and a product manager.

Are you a visual thinker who loves Slate?

Slate is looking for an energetic, well-organized Photo Editor with a passion for visual storytelling, online photojournalism, and excellent communication and problem-solving skills. The Photo Editor will work closely with the editorial and art teams to guide the selection and presence of strong visuals in the magazine. This full-time position entails overseeing daily photo research from a wide range of sources, supervising interns, and creating slideshows and other image-based features. The ideal applicant will be prepared to bring their own story ideas to the table, as well as being able to execute the visions of our editorial team. We?re looking for someone who is inclined to ask the right questions at the right time and is graceful under pressure?in short, a dedicated, collaborative player. This position is in New York City.

Experience and Qualifications:

• 3-5 years professional experience working with photos in magazines, newspapers, or online publishing.
• Discerning eye for striking images?and creative approaches for finding them.
• Ability to negotiate usage rights, contracts, and manage invoices.
• Strong editorial judgment and command of journalistic principles
• Impeccable written and oral communication skills
• Solid production experience including the ability to manage multiple projects and tight timelines
• Seasoned understanding of copyright law
• Abundant common sense, a strong sense of humor, and (nearly) infinite patience.
• Experience with innovative forms of multimedia storytelling a plus
• Experience directing photo assignments and shooting also a plus

To apply, e-mail a cover letter and resume with links (no PDF or attachment files please) to vivian.selbo@slate.com.

SlateV, the video arm of Slate, is in the market for a blogger/editor to preside over content and day-to-day editorial operations of our?Trending News Channel?video blog and custom channel?on YouTube. ?

We need someone who has good editorial judgment and can oversee the selection of five daily trending stories on topics ranging from science and tech to politics and pop culture, as well as a weekly Explainer video. Candidates must be polished writers who can produce clean copy and headlines under deadline pressure. They must also be able to edit segment scripts written by others and work with producers to see these videos through to publication on?Slate?and YouTube and coordinate promotion on social media. ?

Applicants should have a minimum of three years? experience in online and/or broadcast journalism. This is?not?a video production job, so technical skills like editing and shooting are not required.?Social media acumen and hands-on familiarity with blog and YouTube publishing are a plus. This position is based in either New York or Washington.

Please send r?sum?s as soon as possible to?slatevjobs@gmail.com.

Slate is a looking for a lead developer focused on Web applications.? A successful candidate will be one who sees much to improve in the current site and who can work effectively with design and product teams ?to evaluate and leverage emerging technologies and techniques. We want someone to help create a simpler, more interactive, and ultimately more compelling user experience across Slate?s desktop and mobile web sites.

Candidates should be passionate about measurement?page load times, click through and conversion rates, social actions, etc.? and creative in thinking of ways to improve those core metrics.

This position will also be responsible for helping to fill an open Junior Developer position, so the right candidate is someone who has management and/or significant mentorship experience.? You?ll be reinventing both the sites and the front-end team, so this position will require a long-term commitment and long-term focus. Please send your r?sum?s to resumes@slate.com.

Essential duties include:

• Evaluation and implementation of emerging libraries and frameworks.
• An ability to work closely with design and product teams to produce effective experiences that look great and feel intuitive.
• Mentoring and/or managing junior team members and contractors.

• Expertise in mature open-source JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and jQuery-ui.
• Understanding of HTML5 and CSS3.
• A bias toward building something great from open-source tools rather than implementing something mediocre from a vendor.
• Experience with dynamic content delivered via CMS, RSS, XML, JSON, etc.
• Understanding of XSS attack vectors and general web application security.

Education: BA or BS degree.

• Excellence in JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
• Understanding of the complete HTTP Request/Response life cycle (headers, cacheing, cross-domain policies).
• Understanding of browser differences, deficiencies and remedies.
• Knowledge of python.
• Experience with git and github.
• Experience with large-scale web applications (caching, CDNs, etc)

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER
This is a big challenge that comes with the chance to have big impact on a small, entrepreneurial team. You'll work with some of the smartest people in the media and technology world. Please send your r?sum?s to resumes@slate.com.?

• Lead the ideation, technical development and launch of web and native applications for mobile devices
• Manage and mentor junior team members
• Establish shared vision across company by building consensus on priorities leading to product execution
• Drive product development with a team of world-class engineers, editors, and designers
• Integrate usability studies, research and market analysis into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction
• Define and analyze metrics that inform the success of products
• Maximize efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the norm

• Deep understanding of the digital user experience (e.g. technology, personalization, user behavior)
• Great design sensibility around how to take complex systems and turn them into simple, compelling experiences
• Ability to lead and manage cross-functional team of engineers, designers, and editors
• Passion for media
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills
• Understanding of the technical architecture of complex and highly scalable web applications and/or media products
• Ability to create examples through wire frames and mock ups
• Experience developing social products, technologies and platforms is strongly desired
• BA/BS in Computer Science or workplace equivalent

PRODUCT MANAGER
Interested in conceiving and creating the next generation digital magazine? ?Slate is looking for an organized, entrepreneurially-minded person to manage the day-to-day development of software-related projects and lead technical initiatives from start to finish. ?This role will require a unique candidate who can combine project management organizational skills with a product manager?s talent for understanding of how people engage with news and information in a social, mobile world. ?It is also an added value if this candidate can thrive in a high email traffic environment, being able to prioritize what needs to be responded to in a critical fashion in a helpful and reliable way. ?You'll need to move fast, be bold, take risks, and find the right balance of art and science.

This is a big challenge that comes with the chance to have big impact on a small, entrepreneurial team. ?You'll work with some of the smartest people in the media and technology world. Please send your r?sum?s to resumes@slate.com.

• Lead daily scrum meetings and weekly senior staff priorities meetings
• Develop relationships across the company to ensure all priorities are being backlogged and subsequently prioritized based on company goals
• Ability to balance managing medium to long-term projects while handling the occasional fire-drill and small project needs
• Lead projects in a transparent and productive way, applying standard project management practices
• Manage weekly deployments including leading quality assurance efforts
• Lead the ideation, technical development and launch of web and native applications for mobile devices
• Work across the company to build enthusiasm for products leading up to execution
• Drive product development with a team of world-class engineers, editors, and designers
• Integrate usability studies, research and market analysis into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction
• Define and analyze metrics that inform the success of products
• Maximize efficiency in a constantly evolving environment where the process is fluid and creative solutions are the norm
  

• 2 - 4 years of Project Management experience
• Experience working closely with software engineers
• Deep understanding of the digital user experience (e.g. technology, personalization, user behavior)
• Great design sensibility around how to take complex systems and turn them into simple, compelling experiences
• Passion for media
• Exceptional organizational and analytical skills
• Understanding of the technical architecture of complex and highly scalable web applications and/or media products
• Ability to create examples through wireframes and mockups
• Experience developing social products, technologies and platforms is strongly desired

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