The Role: Staff Writer (Full Time), Dailybreak

Dailybreak is looking for a witty, sharp and pop culture-obsessed content producer to join its team of writers. The right person is a humble but ambitious storyteller with razor-sharp editing skills. What’s so great about this role? It’s a full-time position with a unique schedule. The person in this position will enjoy a Saturday-Wednesday work week (in the office Monday-Wednesday, working from home Saturday & Sunday) with Thursdays and Fridays off. This means you’re helming our weekend coverage, so we need someone who is dependable and fast-thinking when it comes to creating stories.The ideal candidate is a team player, experienced writer, editor and social media junkie with a passion for growing our reader base. Video/podcast editing skills are a plus as we continue to move into these multimedia fields.

Responsibilities:

• Grow a following of engaged readers that can't stop coming back for more of your creative pros and video and podcast material.

• Self-edit/publish content and own social media sharing on Saturdays and Sundays

• Cultivate relationships with other relevant site editors and promote shared content and backlinks

• Help proofread/edit colleagues’ content regularly

• Make sure site has optimal mix of all content types and content verticals (entertainment, lifestyle, travel, etc)

Requirements:

• Superb writing skills (make us jealous of your stories)

• Excellent organizational and leadership skills

• 3-5 years being part of a digital editorial and production team

• Knowledge of SEO and Social Media optimization techniques preferred

• Exceptional copywriting and editing competency

• Knowledge of AP Style

• Degree in journalism or relevant field

• Experience working with CMS; basic knowledge of HTML and Photoshop

• Published stories online for other sites

• Multimedia experience producing content on at least 8 different distribution channels

This describes you:

• You are extremely creative and never stop coming up with ideas

• You keep up with pop culture. You know what people will be talking about and sharing before something starts trending

• You are an excellent writer, editor and team player

• You believe content is king and the opportunity for online publishers is endless

• Your social media presence is growing each day

• You laugh at yourself