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Spacesuits on! Dancing Astronaut is hiring [Apply]
by: Dancing Astronaut Staff
Sep 21, 2018
Dancing Astronaut is hiring — have you got what it takes to join the team? We are looking to bring in some well-rounded, fresh talent to assist in advancing our editorial team forward as 2018 begins to wind down, and plans for 2019 ramp up. If you’re a strong, experienced writer with a love of electronic dance music, please take a look at the open opportunity below. If you’re interested and qualified, please email your resume and a short paragraph detailing your prior experience and qualifications to jobs@wordpress-980886-3437349.cloudwaysapps.com.
Contributing Writer
Time expectation: approx. 2 hours / day
- COMMUNICATION
- Develop and manage relationships with publicists, labels, artists, and industry professionals
- Maintain strong channels of communication both internally and externally
- Develop strong, hands on communication with writing/editorial/social staff to facilitate the daily production of content
- WRITING
- Strong writing background with the ability to quickly turnaround news posts
- Ability to write in an informed professional/authoritative voice
- Journalism background is a plus/preferred
- Affinity for electronic dance music and hip-hop, must have your finger on the pop culture beat
- Execute both long and short term content pieces and meet weekly/monthly content metrics
- Demonstrated ability to meet both tight deadlines and long lead deadlines
- NEWS CYCLE
- Stay on top of current news (RSS feeds, social media, email)
- Keen eye for brand-fitting news stories in tech, business, and other industry sectors
- Weekend availability is a must
Categories: News