Deadline:  Staff Writer

Deadline is hiring a news-savvy Staff Writer to join the team and help define and execute Deadline’s evergreen coverage and syndication strategy. The Staff Writer will be responsible for writing, editing, and updating evergreen stories with SEO best practices, trending topics, and Deadline’s editorial strategy in mind. The ideal candidate is someone familiar with entertainment journalism and the ever-evolving world of SEO, who is not only full of ideas but also knows how to prioritize and strategize amid a competitive media landscape.

Responsibilities:

• Write, edit, update, and optimize stories, including but not limited to explainers, lists, galleries, and other evergreen content, for Search.
• Monitor the performance of evergreen articles and use data to inform article plans.
• Collaborate with the Audience Development team to identify stories suitable for our Pinterest and Flipboard audiences.
• Work with Deadline editors to create and update evergreen content around major events like the Oscars, Cannes Film Festival, etc.

Qualifications:

• Experience using analytics tools such as Google Analytics and SEMRush
• Up-to-date with the latest changes in SEO best practices and Google news
• Proficient in digital journalism, competent in using social media for finding news, and willing to roll up your sleeves to help a tight-knit team
• Familiar with the entertainment industry

This position will pay $66,750. Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The total compensation package for this position will also include other elements, a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits including 401(k) eligibility and paid time off benefits.

PMC is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. As part of our company-wide rollout of PMC’s paid healthcare plan, for this role the company pays 100% of the monthly health, dental and vision plan premiums for the employee and their family. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

It’s all About You…

At PMC, your wellness is top of mind. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to nurture you and your loved ones, including pets! Our package includes Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) HSA with an employer contribution, FSA (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), EAP, Life Insurance, 401K with an employer match, Paid Parental Leave, Long-term Disability, generous Paid Time off (PTO), Pet Insurance, and Home & Auto insurance. Our Wellness initiatives rotate yoga, meditation, wellness weeks on a variety of topics, and financial wellness. We continuously elevate our offerings with more, for you.

About Deadline:

Deadline Hollywood is an authoritative source for breaking news in the entertainment industry, regularly included on lists of top entertainment websites. Influential industry thought leaders and key decision-makers in the entertainment, financial and other business fields track Deadline.com for the latest news multiple times a day. Due to its avid audience, Deadline.com’s postings regularly receive more reader comments than all entertainment industry news sites combined. Deadline’s parent company, Penske Media Corporation (PMC), is a leading digital media company, publishing, and information Services Company founded in 2003.

About PMC:

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading global media and information services company whose award-winning content attracts a passionate audience of over 300 million globally. Since 2004, PMC has been a pioneer in digital media reaching viewers on all screens across its ever-growing constellation of iconic brands, which includes Variety, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Dick Clark Productions, WWD, SHE Media, Robb Report, Deadline, TVLine, Sportico, BGR, ARTnews, Fairchild Media, Vibe, IndieWire, Artforum, Gold Derby, Spy.com and Luminate, the premier data and analytics company. PMC’s journalists and content creators deliver daily the most comprehensive news and information in their industries and areas of coverage, unequaled in ambition, depth, and courage. In addition, P