That’s the good news. The bad news is that there is no compensation. Well, none beyond the thrill of being read by many thousands of carbon-based lifeforms who will thrill to your every word (and occasionally challenge them). Go ahead, Google the word “contrarian” — we often beat the dictionary.

The best way to learn what we’re all about is to check out our posts. From our end, we prefer that you are:

- a smart, motivated, digitally-savvy human.
- wickedly funny, with a great bullshit detector
- able to contribute a MINIMUM OF ONE POST PER WEEK
- a solid writer who doesn’t mind being lightly edited
- a master of the internets who can quickly pitch or post material

Most of our writers have established “beats,” which isn’t mandatory, but enables our rag to cover a lot of unique ground. Here are a few of our favorite subjects, in no particular order.

- Media
- Digital culture
- Politics
- Satire (all kinds)
- Creativity, art and expression
- Science and technology
- Criticism (all kinds)
- Religion, spirituality and metaphysics
- Skeptical inquiry (all kinds)

Think you have what it takes to join the roster of a legendary web magazine? Shoot an email to casey.contrarianATgmail.com with a cogent self-defense (and some writing samples, if you’ve got ‘em).

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About the author

Casey Rae
Casey Rae is a musician, public policy wonk and the editor/publisher of The Contrarian Media. An in-demand speaker, he gives frequent talks at conferences and campuses on issues at the intersection of creativity, technology, policy and law, and is a go-to source for major media outlets from NPR to the New York Times. Casey works alongside leaders in the music, arts and performance sectors to bolster understanding of and engagement in key policy and technology issues, and has written dozens of articles on the impact of technology on the creative community. Casey is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and the Deputy Director for Future of Music Coalition. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Media & Democracy Coalition and the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture. The Contrarian does not necessarily represent the views of the organizations to which he belongs.