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News / Trending Writer, Health & Parenting
Time Inc
Des Moines, IA, United States
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ABOUT MEREDITH CORPORATION
Meredith Corporation (NYSE:MDP) (www.meredith.com) has been committed to service journalism for 115 years. Today, Meredith uses multiple distribution platforms — including broadcast television, print, digital, mobile and video — to provide consumers with content they desire and to deliver the messages of its advertising and marketing partners.
Meredith's National Media Group reaches nearly 175 million unduplicated American consumers every month, including 80 percent of U.S. millennial women. Meredith is a leader in creating content across media platforms and life stages in key consumer interest areas, such as celebrity, food, lifestyle, home, parenting, beauty and fashion. Meredith also features robust brand licensing activities, including more than 3,000 SKUs of branded products at 4,000 Walmart stores across the U.S., and The Foundry, the company's state-of-the-art creative lab and content studio. Meredith's Local Media Group includes 17 television stations reaching more than 11 percent of U.S. households.
The job:
The Health & Parenting vertical (Health, Shape, and Parents digital teams) are hiring a digital generalist who is passionate about health and wellness. The ideal candidate is independent, driven, enthusiastic, and an excellent writer who is equally comfortable covering the latest viral trend, health conditions, roundups of the best sneakers, and celebrity news.
You will:
• Pitch newsy/trending/viral story ideas daily, monitoring social media platforms for trends and viral posts worthy of Health.com, Shape.com, and Parents.com coverage
• Write 4-5+ newsy/trending/viral articles daily
• Write text to accompany original videos 3+ times weekly
• Write 4+ evergreen articles monthly
• Conduct on- and off-site interviews, attend press events, and hold deskside meetings
• Assist with social platform management, video interviews, syndications, and newsletter production as needed
• 70% - writing news/trending content
• 20% - pitching, assisting with social management, syndication, and production
• 10% - interviewing and attending events
You are:
• Passionate: You are excited to pitch and write every day, and you are full of story ideas. You are a digital native and want to help make Health, Shape and Parents content cut through Internet noise.
• Flexible: You love to roll up your sleeves and work on a range of topics and assignments. You can change gears seamlessly and take on tasks big or small with zero ego. You are comfortable working in a creative, fast-paced editorial environment.
• Curious: You don’t have to be a health expert–but you should want to become one. You ask great questions.
Minimum qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree
Experience: At least 1-2 years editorial experience working for a digital media outlet
Specific knowledge, skills, and abilities: Fluent in writing for digital and social. Knowledge of Drupal, Wordpress, Google News/Trends/Analytics a plus.
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