Writer, Daily Skimm
The Opportunity
theSkimm, a part of Everyday Health Consumer, is hiring a Writer to join our Daily Skimm newsletter team.
Key Responsibilities
Our team is made up of collaborative, unique, kind, inclusive individuals who bring their best to work every day. As a mission-driven brand, we provide intimacy at scale and have the unique ability to assess what our audience needs to know vs. chasing what every other brand is covering. We have a lot of creative freedom and understanding of our audience, and we work together to deliver practical, accurate, accessible content to help our readers move confidently throughout their day. We create the articles, podcasts, videos, etc. that power our newsletters, website, podcasts, social channels, and more.
At the Daily Skimm, we break down the trends, policies, and politics that impact women so that they can navigate their days with confidence. We tell our readers what’s going on and why it matters to them, while providing our dedicated audience of millions with reliable, non-partisan analysis and information.
The Writer, Daily Skimm, will be responsible for pitching and writing content for our core newsletter product, the Daily Skimm, which includes but is not limited to politics, work, care, health, sports, tech, money, and pop culture coverage. The ideal candidate is an extremely online, read-in news and internet junkie who understands theSkimm’s voice and mission. This role reports to the Editor, News, and will work closely with their manager as well as the rest of the Daily Skimm team to create newsletter content for our audience five days a week.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned journalist with demonstrated talent in and love of curating and writing across verticals. In addition to exceptional editorial and news judgment, you should have a strong understanding of how current events impact women and how women experience them.
This individual must be willing to work a non-traditional schedule, Sunday to Thursday, and non-traditional hours. In addition, this individual may be asked to cover other shifts on the Daily Skimm team as needed.
Key responsibilities:
- Pitch and write stories for the Daily Skimm, including our larger What’s Happening sections as well as smaller sections throughout the newsletter
- Work with the Editor, News, to produce the newsletter each day
- Collaborate with other team members (including Daily Skimm staff, other newsletter verticals, and the web team) to ideate and create content that resonates with the Daily Skimm reader
- Manage the newsletter production process, from ideation to final upload
- Regularly use data and audience insights to optimize content formats, and find opportunities to connect these to existing or new products
- As needed, work closely with other departments, including Social and Multimedia, to ensure a seamless, continuously engaging email experience for the user
- Pre-write holiday newsletter editions
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Strong initiative and work ethic. You’re a self-starter who lives and breathes content and is tapped into the conversations women are having online and off
- 4+ years of digital writing and production experience
- A love of news and explaining complex stories
- The ability to write about news with both clarity and voice on tight deadlines
- Sharp news judgment and the ability to curate a newsletter for our target audience
- Demonstrated experience using audience and performance data to inform editorial strategy
- A deep interest in and knowledge of our core coverage verticals, including news, health, money, tech, sports, work and care, and culture
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, particularly around time management, scheduling, and project management
- Passion for theSkimm and its mission
Life at Everyday Health
At Everyday Health Group, the Health & Wellness division of Ziff Davis, we work in a culture of collaboration and welcome those who desire to join our growing global community. We believe in careers versus jobs and people versus employees. We seek enthusiastic individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit looking for an environment that rewards your best work.
Everyday Health offers competitive salaries in addition to robust, health and wellness-focused benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, as well as life and disability benefits. Our employees enjoy Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), a 401(k) with company match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. We are committed to work-life balance with Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off and paid holidays. We offer family building and caregiving support and generous Family Care and Parental leave, when you need it. We also provide Fitness Reimbursement and access to wellness programs, ensuring our team stays healthy both physically and mentally.
Our Culture and Values
We created our values together to guide our collective purpose and pursuits. We are collaborators and problem solvers. We empower one another to make informed decisions and to be enabled towards action. We embrace success. We recognize that innovation can spark and be born from any of us no matter our individual role or background. We encourage open mindedness and sensitivity to each other and our environment. Our personal and professional passions get ignited, nurtured and supported. We value that doing is greater than talking as the most measurable means of impact. Our collective purpose to deliver enlightened audience experiences with trusted brands is what drives the success of our business and our professional satisfaction.