We’re hiring a culture and lifestyle writer to write our Weekend Skimm newsletters, Read. Eat. Go and From the Group Chat.
theSkimm is looking to hire a writer on its editorial team. theSkimm’s editorial team is a collaborative group of journalists from traditional media backgrounds, and we understand how to write high-quality journalism in theSkimm’s distinct voice. We're looking for a culture junkie to write our Weekend Skimm newsletters, which focus on culture and lifestyle.
We’re looking for someone who’s got a finger on the pulse of what’s being talked about online, and has an eye for lifestyle hacks to improve our readers’ leisure time. You will report to the Senior Editor, Weekend Skimm and work collaboratively with the entire content team at theSkimm.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
This is a full-time role based in New York, NY.
The expected annual base salary for this role is $70,000-85,000. We’ll consider a variety of factors when determining the offered base salary including an evaluation of a candidate’s skills, abilities, experience, location, market demands, and internal parity.
We are mission driven and values driven:
We are collectively building an impactful brand to empower generations of informed, confident women. Our vision is for every woman to have the info they need to navigate a complex world and the decisions in it. Every role has a purpose and allows us to provide useful information succinctly and contextualized. We tee her up to take action - whichever action is right for her, wherever she is.
We are values driven at every point - how we work, the way we work and our culture come straight from our core values. Each of us supports this incredible brand and takes part in its continued growth, fulfilling the needs of our audience each and every day.
We put you and your personal lives first - we have a generous benefits policy that demonstrates we are listening to what our employees need:
We support our parents at all points on their journey:
Your well being is our priority:
We have a vibrant, collaborative, and supportive culture (we celebrate and have fun!):
Your career and development are a priority:
And more…
We are a digital media company, dedicated to succinctly giving women the information they need to make confident decisions. We make it easier to live smarter.
At our core, we are writers, editors, producers, designers, marketers, engineers, analysts, sellers, creatives, and strategists all working together to achieve this goal.
Every day we’re breaking down the news, trends, policies, and politics that impact women so that they can navigate their daily lives and futures – from managing their paychecks to casting their ballots – with confidence. We provide our dedicated audience of millions with reliable, non-partisan, information, informing and empowering them while fitting into their daily routines.
Since disrupting the media landscape and defining a new category a decade ago, theSkimm has become a trusted source for its audience of millions by seamlessly integrating into their existing routines, fundamentally changing the way they consume news and make decisions. Today theSkimm ecosystem includes the Daily Skimm, the Daily Skimm: Weekend, Skimm Money and Skimm Your Life newsletters, B2B marketer’s newsletter The SKM Report, the “9 to 5ish with theSkimm” podcast, and theSkimm mobile app. theSkimm also houses Skimm Studios which creates innovative in-house video and audio content, and our in-house creative agency SKM Lab, which conceptualizes, develops, and produces innovative solutions and content for brands to engage with generations of informed women. theSkimm's first book, How to Skimm Your Life, debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Through Skimm Impact, theSkimm's our purpose-driven platform, the company is dedicated to creating change for women. We are proud to support get-out-the-vote efforts with Skimm Your Ballot, which has spurred over two million voting-related actions across the last four election cycles. We have mobilized hundreds of companies to join our #ShowUsYourLeave movement, which has created transparency and pushed for progress for Paid Family Leave in the U.S. And we’re empowering women to take agency of their lives and control of their futures through our State of Women initiative, grounded in a study conducted by The Harris Poll.
Come join us!
Learn more about us and our other opportunities here.
This is a full-time role based in New York, NY with flexibility for remote work.
Our office is available to use three days a week - Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. We have a hybrid environment and ask that employees within the New York Metro area come together in person a minimum of three days per month. All other days are up to the discretion of the employees during the three days a week that the office will be open.
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