Slate is looking for a jack-of-all-trades paid intern.

Slate is offering a paid internship for a highly energetic, self-starting individual who has a nose for news, sharp and quick writing skills, and a passion for social media. This is a jack-of-all trades position for a tech-savvy person who is comfortable doing everything from coming up with viral story ideas to contributing to our newsblog to running social media feeds. Great editorial judgment and ability to write clean, fast, and clear copy is a must. This is a six-month, 40-hour-a-week position reporting to Slate’s innovations editor out of our New York office. Position starts ASAP. Please send a résumé and very brief statement of interest to slatestjob@gmail.com. Deadline is midnight EST, Wednesday, Jan. 18. The intern must be able to come to our New York office; no remote applicants will be considered.