HNHH: Staff Writer (Full-Time) – HotNewHipHop.com – Atlanta, GA

Job Description

A major player within the urban culture is looking for a staff writer with relevant writing and editing experience to join our team at HotNewHipHop.com. This position is ideal for a creative individual, who has a familiarity with hip-hop and the adjoining culture, extending to pop culture at large—fashion, tech, movies, TV and sports are all important aspects. The position requires a strong editorial background, strong organizational and time management skills. Knowledge of the entertainment world — not limited to just hip-hop — is extremely important as well; we have one of the youngest and most discerning audiences online, and their tastes evolve a mile a minute. By staying up on all current trends, we ensure that we will be on the same page as our users.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Aggregate and write news stories from appropriate trending topics across the web as well as sources provided;
• Maintain constant knowledge of all current hip-hop and pop culture news;
• Maintain an adept understanding of our audience and their content preferences and demands;
• Post articles (news, songs, albums, videos) in an extremely efficient manner, under a variety of mandated topics;
• Brainstorm and create original pieces of content based around trending topics and hip-hop or entertainment topics that interest our audience, as assigned;
• Acquire and maintain contacts/relationships to facilitate reporting on breaking news;

Qualifications

• Experience working with digital audiences; writing for blogs or online magazines;
• Extreme efficiency in content creation;
• Strong work ethic
• Bachelor’s degree in fields such as English, Journalism, or related;
• Excellent creative writing and editing skills;
• In-depth knowledge of hip-hop, both past and present;
• Strong time management skills with the ability to plan, organize, prioritize, delegate, monitor, & respond to changes quickly;
• Knowledge and understanding of social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc.), best practices and how they can be deployed in different scenarios;
• Knowledge of SEO best practices.

Shift Schedule: Wed-Fri 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET + Sat & Sun 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: From $13.50 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Writing: 1 year (Required)

Work Remotely:

• Yes