***Pop Culture, News Writer | Remote***

Vaco
TX, United States
$30 an hour
Remote
Temporary
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Pop Culture, News Writer

$30 / hr on W2

12 Months Contract

Remote position

Note : At least five (5) recent examples of published articles, demonstrating the below requirements needed.

About the role :

Join the team as a Pop Culture News Writer. Our award-winning content studio is seeking a creative, fast, reliable, knowledgeable, and SEO-savvy writer to cover the shows, movies, and sporting events on our streaming services.

Our team is here to drive visits and fan engagement through daily news and features that are timely, insightful, and fun.

We need an in-the-know news professional (and superfan) to write clever takes and quick hits, daily. Knowledge of mainstream entertainment and sports are a must.

Responsibilities :

  • Write and publish multiple articles per day, optimized for SEO and our brand voice.
  • Produce high-quality news and features articles : how-to-watch guides, listicles, binge guides, easter egg roundups, casting news, etc.
  • Source and size related media from approved outlets.
  • Work closely with SEO team every step of the way - pitching, assigning, and updating content.
  • Use SEO best practices and tools, such as Market Muse, to optimize articles.
  • Bring a deep knowledge and enthusiasm for our movies and shows directly to fans.
  • Collaborate with the marketing and content teams to brainstorm new ideas.
  • Analyze performance metrics to gauge the success of content and make recommendations for future projects.
  • Stay up to date with the latest trends in entertainment and sports news, streaming media.
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously from concept through execution.
  • Manage content production timelines effectively using project management tools like Asana.

Requirements :

  • At least 2 years of professional daily entertainment news writing experience at a blue-chip media outlet or media company
  • Proven experience crafting effective, polished articles that require very little editing.
  • Experience writing to SEO guidelines.
  • Proven track record of meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to produce content that is consistent with the various voices of our brands.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work well as part of a team
  • Meaningful experience writing daily entertainment and / or sports news (especially NFL football, college football and international soccer)
  • Strong storytelling ability through text and images.
  • Sound news judgment.
  • Sense of humour
  • 20 days ago
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