Entertainment News Editor: TV
Overview
This is a paid freelance and remote position with ScreenRant. The role focuses on sourcing, curating, and editing entertainment news and coordinating with writers to ensure timely coverage.
Responsibilities
- Core responsibility is sourcing news in a timely fashion
- Adding news titles and sources to Asana for writers to claim
- Understanding what makes a good news title or angle
- Judging whether a story is flash news, standard news, or suited for a feature
- Ensuring news quotas are hit and deciding when to overrun or pass to features
- Assigning news articles and communicating with writers on news assignments
- Editing news articles and prioritizing timely edits
- Prepping soft or niche news for weekends
- Providing writer feedback and development
- Writing news articles when needed, especially for fastest turnaround on breaking news
- Attending weekly team meetings
Perks
- Competitive compensation
- Consistent and timely payments
- Flexible schedule
- Remote freelance position to work from a location of your choice
- Exposure to ScreenRant’s large and passionate audience and opportunity to make an impact
Experience and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field
- 2 years of experience in producing entertainment and related content
- In-depth familiarity with and passion for the entertainment industry, especially the latest Network TV news
- Experience with SEO practices
- Experience with a custom CMS, preferred
How to Apply
If you are interested in this role, please upload your CV and a cover letter in the relevant fields below. Our hiring team will review your application and contact you if we believe your experience could match this role. Please note that a writing evaluation may be required as part of the application process. Company and Standards ScreenRant is part of the Valnet Publishing Group. Valnet, founded in 2012, is a global digital publishing and media investment company that owns and operates over 25 brands across entertainment, sports, technology, automotive, gaming, lifestyle and travel. Valnet is committed to producing premium content, and we therefore require all contributors to adhere to our Editorial Standards, including a prohibition on using Artificial Intelligence. Job Details
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Contract
- Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
- Industries: Internet Publishing
We look forward to hearing from you. #J-18808-Ljbffr Salary: USD 36000 - 60000 per year Experience: 3 years required Apply To This Job