OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY *** News ***
*** News *** operates the *** News Channel (FNC), *** Business Network (FBN), *** News Digital, *** News Radio, *** News Headlines 24/7, *** News podcasts and the direct-to-consumer subscription streaming ser *** *** Nation. A top five-cable network, FNC has been the most watched television news channel for more than 18 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks as the number one business channel on cable. Owned by *** Corporation, *** News *** reaches 200 million people each month.
JOB DESCRIPTION The *** News Digital Entertainment team is seeking a freelance production assistant to write and produce a high volume of content sourced from social *** platforms and online forums. This person would be tasked with closely following - and mining potential story pitches from - platforms including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, as well as online photo banks like Getty. Working with editors and reporters in New York and Los Angeles, this role includes creating and developing large volume of entertainment content, primarily in the form of articles. You will also work to ensure content is SEO-friendly.
NOTE: This is not an on-camera position.A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES - Monitoring social *** platforms and forums for the latest breaking or trending news items of interest to *** News Entertainment readers
- Work quickly and efficiently to identify, write, edit and publish entertainment and celebrity content that clicks on the homepage and is picked up by search engines and drives traffic through social ***
- Producing several pieces of content, per day, based on social *** posts and photographs, etc.
- Write compelling SEO-friendly headlines and present images that click across *** News.com
- Managing a portion of the homepage to maximize traffic to the Entertainment section
- Monitoring site traffic and analytics to maximize page views, unique users, and *** initiates
- Researching, writing and contributing articles to ongoing Features series and evergreens
**** YOU **** NEED - Close familiarity with social *** platforms and forums including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, etc.
- The ability to identify trending news or viral trends impacting, or being of interest to, readers of the *** News Entertainment verticals
- Background reporting and writing for Entertainment verticals
- Comprehensive knowledge of today's entertainment and celebrity landscape
- Familiarity with Photoshop or photo-editing software
- Thorough knowledge of Associated Press style guide
- Flexibility to work mornings, weekends and evenings as needed
- Excellent communication skills
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.
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