Staff Writer, Kotaku

New York

About the Company

The Gawker Media Group is the publisher of some of the web's best-loved brands and communities, including the eponymous Gawker and gadget sensation Gizmodo as well as Deadspin, Kotaku, Jalopnik, Lifehacker, and Jezebel. Founded in 2002, Gawker Media now reaches over 100 million people around the world each month.

Gawker Media is always looking for sharp, fearless, curious, and fun aspiring writers, editors, and reporters who are interested in anything and everything. If you have thick skin, strong opinions, good jokes, and a talent for finding and telling great stories, this is the job for you.

The Opportunity

A Kotaku Staff Writer should urgently feel the need to tell the world about video games, and the people who play them. They should be a curious, well-rounded person who has an insatiable appetite to play games, ask questions about them, report on them, and critique them. Working for Kotaku you'll have access to any video game you can think of, and a chance to tell the stories that you think matter about games and gaming culture. Ideally, you have an eye for the conversations and trends happening around games, the people who make them, care about them, or play them on YouTube and Twitch.

This is a full-time entry-level position based in Kotaku's offices in New York City. It is ideal for anyone who is uninterested in hype, as well as anyone who becomes excited at the prospect of going out there to chase down a news story. We're looking for people who don't necessarily fit the mold of what the gaming press "should" cover or care about. Gaming knowledge is a must, but knowledge about the rest of the world is important, too. Reporting experience is greatly preferred. Video skills are desirable.

Things You Should Be

An ambitious, bold writer who cares about video games 
Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team, and to juggle multiple simultaneous projects with varying lead times 
Knowledge and familiarity with online publishing tools

This is a full time position at Gawker Media's NYC Headquarters with full benefits, including everything from unlimited time off, fully paid medical insurance to free meals provided weekly.

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