Do you like writing? Are you smart? Do you know and love the arts (music/film/TV/performance/books/comics)? Do you know and love Seattle? Do you have professional experience that differentiates you from the drooling hordes? OR, if you lack that professional experience, do you have talent, promise, and a burning ambition to elevate the cultural conversation instead? Do you thrive on the collaborative energy of a newsroom? Have you cultivated a degree of social media knowhow? Have you made it through this paragraph without checking your phone? Do you believe that the way to combat the general decline in human discourse is to stimulate it with intelligent, provocative, unpredictable prose? Related: Do you promise not to use the phrases “by turns,” “pitch perfect,” “seminal,” and “monetize”? Are you funny (but maybe a little sad on the inside, too)?

If so, I have good news: The Stranger wants to hire you.

Seattle’s Only Newspaper is currently seeking applicants for a variety of writing positions in the arts department, ranging from salaried full-time staff to cherished freelance contributors. Please, no phone calls unless we call you first.

Please send cover letter, clips, and anything else you think might be of interest, to artsjob@thestranger.com