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Celebrity Freelance Writer

The Blast • Part-time • United States • $20 / hour • 1w ago

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

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