Weekend Writer | Future Publishing | Remote (United States)

<p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Help manage the weekend operations of one of the world’s biggest knowledge sites. Live Science covers everything from the latest Earth, animals and space discoveries, to groundbreaking research. and fascinating breakthroughs that impact you and the wider world. We’re looking for someone to boost our weekend coverage of the fascinating science breakthroughs that impact the world.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What you’ll do…</strong></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">As the Weekend Writer you will pick up breaking news, writing occasional features, posting on social media and ensuring both sites remain engaging and have fresh content throughout the weekend. You will report to the Weekend Editor and work remote.</p> <ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6"> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Write 3-4 fresh stories per weekend, whether that be short news or longer features</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Create engaging and timely content for Live Science over the course of every weekend.</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">General editorial responsibilities and working with the content team</span></li> </ul> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">Experience that’ll put you ahead of the curve…</strong></p> <ul class=" text-base sm:text-lg marker:text-color list-inside list-disc text-gray-500 list-disc list-outside pl-3 mb-6"> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">An in-depth knowledge of space, science and nature</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Experience in a content role on an editorial website</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">An inquisitive mind, looking to enhance the way we approach content</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">CopySub-editing/proofreading skills</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">An understanding of digital media</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">First-rate knowledge of editorial SEO and analytics toolspackages</span></li> <li class=" leading-snug mb-2 pl-2"><span class="text-gray-200">Proven ability to produce high-quality, engaging, relevant digital content</span></li> </ul> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold">What’s in it for you…</strong></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">We have several awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed into one finite area but you can develop many skills.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">Additional benefits include health insurance; that range from medical to dental and even vision care.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">401k match and monthly munchies, bagel Fridays, fresh fruit & snacks and coffee and tea on tap.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3">And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme – if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.</p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold"><em>Who are we…</em></strong></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it.</em></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold"><em>Our Future, Our Responsibility – Inclusion and Diversity at Future</em></strong></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees – our – are treated with respect and fairness.</em></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><strong class=" font-semibold"><em>Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!</em></strong></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.</em></p> <p class=" text-gray-200 text-base sm:text-lg leading-relaxed mb-3"><em>#LI-JM1 #LI-Remote</em></p> <h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2">Requirements</h3> <h3 class=" text-white font-semibold text-lg mb-2">Benefits</h3>