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New York Magazine and The Cut are part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about what’s now, what’s next, and what’s possible.<div><br></div><div>The Cut is looking for an Editorial Assistant to support the site across news writing and editorial operations. This person will start the day for our readers by scanning the news each morning, identifying the most important stories across all areas of the site (Power, Culture, Self, and Style), and writing them up in the Cut's voice and style. They'll contribute two blogs per day, with the expectation that the first post will be up by 10:00 AM.</div><div><br></div><div>In addition to writing, this person will handle administrative editorial responsibilities, including managing the editorial calendar, scheduling and coordinating meetings, organizing agendas and notes, tracking deadlines across desks, and providing general support to the editorial team.</div><div><br></div><div>We're looking for someone who obsessively follows culture (from politics to celebrity) and knows what makes a Cut story. You should have strong news judgment, excellent organizational skills, and a good sense of work ethic and humor!</div>

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What we’re looking for: Smart, generous, funny writing that engages with The Cut’s readers and finds a natural home on our website under one of our four verticals: POWER, SELF, STYLE, and CULTURE. We’re always open to essay, column, and feature pitches:<div><br></div><div><b>Essays &amp; Columns</b></div><div>The Cut is always looking for astute, moving essays that enhance our understanding of a particular subject, whether it’s a timely news story or a deeply felt personal experience.</div><div>Rate: $500 minimum for 1,000–1,500 words</div><div><br></div><div><b>Features</b></div><div>We are also proud to publish original, in-depth reporting on subjects our readers can’t stop talking about — and the ones they aren’t yet but need to know about.</div><div>Rate: $600 minimum for about 1,500–2,000 words</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Power</b></div><div><b>What we’re looking for: </b>We’re always looking for new and unexpected ways to tell stories about power, be that politics, career, crime, or money. Our favorite pieces approach the news with a sharp angle, personal insight, and when appropriate, humor.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Self</b></div><div><b>What we’re looking for:</b> Pieces exploring all things mental, physical, and spiritual health and wellness, from fitness to sex and dating and parenting. That’s both first-person reflections on these topics and reporting with expert sources that examines them. Not all of our coverage needs to be timely, but it should have a strong sense of narrative and style.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Style</b></div><div><b>What we’re looking for:</b> First-person pieces about a treatment or procedure you would or would not do again; trend pieces about changing aesthetics that say something big about how we are currently living.</div><div><br></div><div><b>What we’re not:</b> Product reviews; quick-turnaround beauty news.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Culture</b></div><div><b>What we’re looking for: </b>Pieces that identify, celebrate, and critique different aspects of pop culture and entertainment (celebrities, TV/film, internet culture, etc.). That can be done through cultural criticism, personal insight, or goofy adoration.</div><div><br></div><div><b>What we’re not:</b> Mean-spirited celebrity takedowns. That’s really not the Cut ethos. We don’t run critical pieces just for the sake of being combative and unkind. Do not send celebrity profile pitches; we have those covered.</div>

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