Associate editor, freelance
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Business Insider is hiring an associate editor to join the Life and Entertainment Freelance team to brainstorm edit and package stories from our growing network of external writers.
This person will report to Stephanie Pitera-Statile and work with BIs in-house Lifestyle and Entertainment Freelance team to pitch assign commission and edit stories from our growing network of freelancers and prepare them for publication.
This editor will also be able to recruit new writers brainstorm dynamic story framings and determine what to cover next and how best to do so. Stories range from 600-word posts to listicles to essays and features.
The ideal candidate has excellent news judgment superb editing skills and an excitement for high-velocity high-engagement storytelling. Each lifestyle freelance editor publishes about 20-30 stories a month.
Here are some of the kinds of stories this person would work on:
This role is based in NYC with an in-office expectation of three days a week and is union-eligible.
Key responsibilities:
- Commission engaging lifestyle stories from first-person experiential-style reviews and 600-word essays to big-scale features and evergreen pieces
- Source new writers to grow and diversify our roster of freelancers
- Edit stories for clarity structure tone and SEO optimizing headlines framing and packaging to drive engagement
- Provide writers with constructive feedback to help strengthen copy and storytelling according to BIs editorial style and standards
- Maintain a keen eye for whats trending and whats about to be coupled with good instincts about what BI readers find interesting
- Work quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced team
The ideal candidate has:
- Passion for the subjects that BIs Life verticals cover (food travel fashion interior design)
- Experience packaging stories for publication from nailing SEO to crafting headlines
- Stellar organizational skills
- Experience with editing ideally with freelance writers
- A keen eye for whats trending and whats about to be coupled with good instincts about what BI readers find interesting
- Ability to work quickly and collaboratively with a fast-paced team
- Proofreading fact-checking and copyediting skills
Salary & Benefits:
- Salary: $65000 (dependent on skills experience and competencies)
- Unlimited PTO 10 paid holidays and 16 weeks of parental leave
- Comprehensive medical dental and vision insurance plans
- Matched and vested 401k plan
- Access to resources for financial planning guidance family planning services mental health reach out and Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Additional benefits include commuter benefits phone reimbursement gym membership discounts and more
Business Insider is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and when making employment decisions does not discriminate based on race ethnicity gender gender identity or expression sex sexual orientation age nationality or national origin religion disability familial status and military or veteran status. We encourage members of traditionally underrepresented groups to apply.
Are you passionate about this opportunity but worried that you dont have 100% of the experience were looking for We still want to hear from you! Apply online and let us know why you would make a great addition to Business Insider.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Proofreading
- Microsoft Word
- Chicago Manual of Style
- Mechanical Knowledge
- Copy Editing
- AP Style
- Research Experience
- Journalism
- Tutoring
- Copywriting
- Adobe Premiere
- Writing Skills
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