Freelance Writer, Lifestyle
Location
United States
Posted
16 days ago
Salary
$28 - $36 / hour
Bachelor Degree2 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Monitor social media platforms and forums for the latest breaking or trending news items of interest to Fox News Lifestyle readers
• Produce several pieces of content per day, based on trending news items of interest to our Lifestyle readers, as directed by your editor(s) and working closely with our team
• Work efficiently to identify, report, write and publish daily articles under strict deadlines
• Mine partner sites and affiliates to identify and syndicate partner content that would be of interest to the Lifestyle audience
• Monitor site traffic and analytics to maximize page views, unique users, and media initiates
• Research and source matching video components for files
Job Requirements
- 2+ years of experience
- Close familiarity with social media platforms and forums including Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, Reddit, etc.
- The ability to identify trending news or viral trends impacting, or being of interest to, readers of the Fox News Lifestyle verticals
- Background reporting and writing for Lifestyle verticals preferred
- Relevant writing experience for online publications
- Familiarity with Photoshop or photo-editing software, as well as with Premiere Pro for video
- Thorough knowledge of Associated Press style guide
- Excellent communication skills
- Multimedia interests preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field of study is preferred, or equivalent experience
- Great team play, can-do spirit and “all-in” mentality
- Ability to leverage AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, NotebookLM) to accelerate research, fact-gathering, and story framing in a fast-moving news cycle.
