Associate Editor, Motherboard

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VICE started in 1994 as a newsprint monthly in Montreal and is now a global youth media company that includes print, events, music, online, television, and feature film divisions that operates in over 30 countries. Motherboard is VICE’s science and technology site. 

Launched by VICE in 2009, Motherboard finds the people and things that are making our weird and wonderful present and future, with news, commentary, in-depth reporting, photos, and original video documentaries. 

Whether it's politics, art, sex, drugs, war, design, nature, space, history, and sci-fi, Motherboard skips the useless tech hype to make room for the things that are actually reshaping our world.

OVERVIEW

MOTHERBOARD is looking for a motivated and highly talented writer and editor with a strong writing voice. Ideal candidates will have 1-4 years experience on a website’s editorial staff and will be very familiar with Motherboard and its tone. This person will edit staff writers and freelancers and should be eager to do a lot of writing.

The ideal candidate has an understanding of what makes a Motherboard story, and also will bring a fresh, diverse perspective to help us in our mission of explaining the futures around us.

A general knowledge of the wide range of topics Motherboard covers is a must, but the ideal candidate will also have specialization and sourcing in a core Motherboard topic. Candidate must also be excited about telling stories in multimedia formats and should be able to report and assign stories that could also work as podcasts, videos, and photo essays. Candidates should be willing to delve deep into the communities that Motherboard covers and should be able to help writers hone angles on their beats. 

Most importantly, we're looking for an energetic, hardworking journalist who is committed to doing the forward-thinking reporting Motherboard is known for without being self-important about it.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Editing Motherboard staffers and freelance writers
  • Writing and reporting for Motherboard
  • Generating ideas for podcasts, documentaries, and shortform video
  • General website maintenance and CMS work
  • Assist with scheduling and task-managing
  • Seeking out other writers to contribute to Motherboard
  • Ability to take assignments from editors as well as generate enterprise ideas

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Strong writing voice
  • Ability to write and edit posts quickly
  • Ability and experience editing stories with a variety of sourcing including FOIA and leaked documents as well as anonymous and sensitive sources
  • Background in reporting and newsgathering
  • Professional experience using a CMS
  • A previous position on a website’s editorial staff

COMPENSATION

VICE offers a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that is commensurate with experience and abilities. VICE editorial staff is represented by the Writer’s Guild of America East, a labor union representing writers in motion pictures, television, cable, digital media and broadcast news.

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