To Apply:
Email Heather Edwards @ he@theblast.com with your resume and cover letter for consideration.
You:
- An experienced celebrity and entertainment writer, and pop culture nut. You eat, sleep, and breathe celebrity news.
- 1-5 years writing experience in the celebrity or entertainment journalism field a must.
- Happy covering everything from Hollywood heavyweights and music A-Listers to trending reality stars, celebrity wives or girlfriends, feuds, rappers, and those headline-making Instagram updates.
- Night + weekend availability is preferred.
- We aren't looking for someone who can 'kind of write.' We're looking for dazzling writers with stellar skills, perfect proofing practice, and the professional ability to turn a celebrity story into a major trending article. Note, we do not hire writers with zero experience.
About The Blast:
www.TheBlast.com
Launched in September 2017, The Blast provides 24/7, up-to-the-minute news about the world’s biggest celebrities, all optimized for mobile consumption and social media engagement.
The site is comprised of a staff that has been instrumental in breaking the biggest stories about some of the most talked about celebrities in the world.
Expectations:
- Crafting relevant, up-to-date articles (800 words each) on celebrity news and entertainment topics.
- Creating fresh content, putting your own unique spin on articles, zero-tolerance policy on plagiarism.
- Reliably sourcing and linking, fluent research skills, solid overall knowledge of the topic you're covering.
- Adhering to an AP style guide.
- Must be familiar with WordPress, image cropping, embedding social media post, SEO, internal & external linking, etc.
- Accepting and applying feedback when given.
*Pay is a flat $20 per published article
Job Types: Part-time, Contract
Pay: $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- On call
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: Remote
