People Inc.

Writer-Reporter TV

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Los Angeles CA USA

Hybrid

70K-70K Annually

Junior

AdTech • Consumer Web • Digital Media • eCommerce • Marketing Tech

People Inc. is America’s largest digital and print publisher.

The Role

The Writer-Reporter will pitch report and write stories covering breaking news and aiding in long-term reporting. Requires excellent writing and research skills and the ability to work under tight deadlines across platforms.

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Job Title

Writer-Reporter TV

Job Description

I. Job Summary | Major goals and objectives.
The Writer-Reporter is supervised by the Senior Editor and is responsible for pitching reporting and writing stories across platforms. The ideal candidate is an excellent writer and researcher reporter and interviewer with sound news judgment and an enthusiastic team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment. They will be expected to write daily under tight deadlines and assist in developing sources and supporting long-term reporting initiatives. They will also be expected to cover breaking news and events working at night or on the weekend should those events occur during that time. The Writer-Reporter is a collaborative team player with strong knowledge of the digital landscape including SEO Discover and analytics.

II. Essential Job Functions

Approximate Weight % | Accountabilities Actions and Expected Measurable Results

60% - Writing stories on deadline across platforms

20% - Reporting stories and conducting interviews

10% - Pitching content

10% - Taking on and organizing special content projects as needed and other duties as assigned

III. Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements | All must be met to be considered.

Education:

BA/BS degree preferably in journalism or communications related field or equivalent training and/or experience.

Experience:

Minimum 2 years experience writing for a high volume digital news operation.

Specific Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Strong organizational skills attention to detail and a proven ability to work independently.
Strong writing and research skills and impeccable journalistic standards.
Ability to respond quickly to breaking news.
Strong reporting and interviewing skills and the ability to cultivate new sources
Have a passion for the PEOPLE brand.

% Travel Required (Approximate): 0 - 10% or as may be assigned

It is the policy of People Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age color national origin citizenship status physical or mental disability race religion creed gender sex sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression genetic information marital status status with regard to public assistance veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. In addition the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing [email protected].

The Company participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program please click here: https://www.e-verify.gov/employees

Pay Range

Salary: California: $70304.00 - $70304.00

The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location experience and performance. The range listed is just one component of People Inc's total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses and short- and long-term incentives. In addition People Inc. provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits including medical dental vision prescription drug coverage unlimited paid time off (PTO) adoption or surrogate assistance donation matching tuition reimbursement basic life insurance basic accidental death & dismemberment supplemental life insurance supplemental accident insurance commuter benefits short term and long term disability health savings and flexible spending accounts family care benefits a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program 10-12 paid holidays annually and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents) all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with People Inc. and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance accident critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage life and disability insurance.

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The Company

HQ: New York NY

3500 Employees

Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

People Inc. is America’s largest digital and print publisher. Our 40+ iconic and fast-growing brands harness the best intent-driven content the fastest sites and the fewest ads to help nearly 200 million people every month including 95 percent of US women make decisions take action and find inspiration. People Inc. brands include PEOPLE Better Homes & Gardens Verywell FOOD & WINE The Spruce Allrecipes Byrdie REAL SIMPLE Investopedia Southern Living and more.

Why Work With Us

People Inc. has a people-first mentality - our audience our employees our teams. We take our role of providing the best content across the best brands very seriously and we are always looking to make sure that our teams have the space to be creative innovate and try out new things.