Lead Editor, Smart home – The New York Times – New York, NY
Lead Editor
We’re looking for a lead editor to cover smart home products.
Tasks:
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Project manage guide creation, updates, and supplementary content. Works with senior editor and executive editor to execute strategy for the smart home section.
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Recruit and assign projects to freelance and staff writers as needed
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Coordinate photos and other assets for content.
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Write short form and occasional long form content as required.
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Pitch ideas for short and long form content
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Manage staff writers as direct reports and freelance writers on a per project basis.
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Contribute original ideas to test planning, suggest creative reporting strategies, challenge writers’ assumptions
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Interact with our reader community through multiple channels, including social, comments, and email.
Requirements :
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3+ years of experience working at a media company with a focus on reviews of products or services (not news or blogging) with at least one year of experience managing writers.
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Hands-on experience with a variety of smart home products, including voice control platforms and IFTTT
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Familiarity with smart home and networking protocols and terms
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Experience installing devices such as thermostats and light switches, and programming automations is helpful
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Willing to travel occasionally to conferences and company meetings
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Freelance Copy Editors – WebpageFX – United States
Looking for a flexible career in copywriting that will allow you to work from anywhere you want? WebpageFX is looking for experienced remote copy editors with an eye for detail and an expert-level command of AP style guildelines.
Details
If you’re seeking a long-term freelance partnership, we’d love to hear from you.
Work on a variety of content types from from blog posts to sales copy to longer, informative guides.
You’ll get to edit content for a wide range of clients spanning across hundreds of industries, subject matters, and styles.
Enjoy a flexible schedule working through your assignments from the comfort of home.
Help others hone and develop their talents as writers by providing constructive feedback.
Desired Skills
WebpageFX welcomes editors across all industries to apply. Particularly, we are frequently on the lookout for editors with an understanding of the construction, manufacturing, and medical industries.
WebpageFX values editors who possess stellar communication skills, flexibility, and availability.
Our content aims to capture the style and tone of each business that we work with. WebpageFX looks for editors who are eager to understand a business’s unique style and tone.
Our Editing Team Values
Our philosophy: Learn something new every day. Always do your best. Dive into the editing process with purpose and passion. And double-check!
Our inspiration: Editing is like an extreme sport: No step is too small to notice, but the end result is exhilarating. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” -Theodore Roosevelt
Our standard: Personal pride for the work we complete and a desire to fulfill an important role in a creative process.
Our goal: Complete tasks quickly yet accurately. Search for new approaches and share industry knowledge. Be awesome editors and even better people.
Our mission: To take well-written and thought-out stories — and make them better! Understand all forms of content and the purpose of that content. Know the right voice, tone, and information required to make that content successful. Polish all content types with supportive links, proper grammar, and crisp style.
Training
If your application is considered, the next step involves moving through our paid development program, the “Editing Bootcamp.” The Bootcamp itself will take only a few hours. Following your initial training, you may be asked to complete several paid trial assignments. These assignments will allow us to get a feel for your proficiency to execute on AP Style guidelines as well as provide feedback to writers on producing an engaging and working style to determine if there’s a good match.
To Apply
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or contact us at: 717-745-7132 or
We’ll need to see your resume, writing interests, and at least five sample written works (either PDF or web links).
When filling out the form, please include your resume and writing samples by linking to the live content, your portfolio, or a hosting site with your documents. Please do not paste entire sample pieces into the sample field.
When applying by email, please include a summary of topics and industries you enjoy or have experience writing about with your application.
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