The Writer, Culture & Leisure will create newsletters covering culture and lifestyle, collaborating with the editorial team to produce engaging content.
theSkimm’
The Opportunity
theSkimm, a part of Everyday Health Consumer, is hiring a Writer, Culture & Leisure, to write our Weekend Skimm newsletters: Weekend Non-Negotiables; Eat. Read. Go; and From the Group Chat.
The Role
Our team is made up of collaborative, unique, kind, inclusive individuals who bring their best to work every day. As a mission-driven brand, we provide intimacy at scale and have the unique ability to assess what our audience needs to know vs. chasing what every other brand is covering. We have a lot of creative freedom and understanding of our audience, and we work together to deliver practical, accurate, accessible content to help our readers move confidently throughout their day.
The Writer, Culture & Leisure, should be a self-described culture junkie who can write our Weekend Skimm newsletters. We’re looking for someone who’s got a finger on the pulse of what’s being talked about online, and has an eye for lifestyle hacks to improve our readers’ leisure time. You’ll cover everything from pop culture and celebrity news to internet trends to entertainment releases to food to travel. You should also have demonstrated talent in and love of writing, curating, and editing, and be a thoughtful and detailed-obsessed line-editor who deeply understands theSkimm’s voice.
You’ll report to the Senior Editor, Weekend Skimm and work collaboratively with the entire content team at theSkimm.
Key Responsibilities
- Pitch complete lineups for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday’s newsletters
- Book and interview talent for the newsletters
- Write complete drafts for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday’s newsletters, and work with the Senior Editor to incorporate feedback
- Manage newsletter production process, from ideation to final upload
- Pre-write for holiday newsletter editions
Job Qualifications
- BS/BA degree
- 4+ yrs experience in journalism, with experience specifically covering culture and lifestyle beats
- Experience working in a newsroom
- Enthusiasm, creativity, and the ability to find unique approaches and angles to news and entertainment stories
- Strong understanding of theSkimm's sensibility, tone, and audience
- Highly organized, with an ability to manage multiple projects at once
- Clear communication skills, and an ability to respond quickly to change
- Strong journalistic judgment with a specific eye for fact-checking standards
- Comfort working independently, as well as in collaboration with the Senior Editor and other team members
What Would Set You Apart
- Multiple years writing about lifestyle and culture, with a distinct voice and point of view
- Editing experience
Life at Everyday Health
At Everyday Health Group, the Health & Wellness division of Ziff Davis, we work in a culture of collaboration and welcome those who desire to join our growing global community. We believe in careers versus jobs and people versus employees. We seek enthusiastic individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit looking for an environment that rewards your best work.
Everyday Health offers competitive salaries in addition to robust, health and wellness-focused benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as life and disability benefits. Our employees enjoy Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), a 401(k) with company match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. We are committed to work-life balance with Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off and paid holidays. We offer family building and caregiving support and generous Family Care and Parental leave, when you need it. We also provide Fitness Reimbursement and access to wellness programs, ensuring our team stays healthy both physically and mentally.
Our Culture and Values
We created our values together to guide our collective purpose and pursuits. We are collaborators and problem solvers. We empower one another to make informed decisions and to be enabled towards action. We embrace success. We recognize that innovation can spark and be born from any of us no matter our individual role or background. We encourage open mindedness and sensitivity to each other and our environment. Our personal and professional passions get ignited, nurtured and supported. We value that doing is greater than talking as the most measurable means of impact. Our collective purpose to deliver enlightened audience experiences with trusted brands is what drives the success of our business and our professional satisfaction.
About Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on seven key verticals – Technology, Connectivity, Shopping, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cybersecurity and Marketing Technology. Its brands include IGN, Mashable, RetailMeNot, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, Ookla (Speedtest), RootMetrics, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, Moz, iContact and Vipre Security.
At Ziff Davis & Everyday Health Group, we remain dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to succeed. We offer Employee Resource Groups, company-sponsored events, and regular opportunities for professional growth through educational support, mentorship programs and career development resources. Our employees are recognized and celebrated through employee engagement programs and recognition awards.
Ziff Davis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At Ziff Davis, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has always been about fairness, equal opportunity and belonging, which enables us to attract and retain the best talent, regardless of background or circumstances, allowing our thousands of employees worldwide to thrive.
The Company provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience and geographic location. The salary compensation for this role is $70,000 to $85,000. Individual pay within the compensation range for this business unit specific role is determined based on a variety of factors including experience, scope of the role, capabilities to perform the role, education and training, as well as business and company performance.
If you're seeking a dynamic and collaborative work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance and thrive both personally and professionally, then Everyday Health Group is the place for you. Everyday Health Group has employees located in 40+ states as well as offices in NYC, Asheville, Boston, London, England and Mumbai, India.
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