Staff Writer - Music
Skills
Creative WritingFeature WritingJournalismOnline JournalismWeb Content WritingWordpress
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- A minimum of 2 years of professional writing experience preferably within the media or music industry
- Experience using WordPress is preferred
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing multiple deadlines
- Strong understanding of the music industry from new unsigned indie albums to classic rock icons
- Excellent research skills and attention to detail
- A distinctive voice that can adapt to Far Out’s tone
Nice to have
- Creative Writing
- Feature Writing
- Journalism
- Online Journalism
- Web Content Writing
- Wordpress
Day to day
- Write daily articles across a variety of formats including news reviews and features
- Provide thoughtful and well-researched content that resonates with our diverse audience
- Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and developments in the music industry
- Collaborate with editors other writers and the wider team to develop and refine ideas
- Maintain our unique voice in film speaking to subjects including world music new music classic rock punk and much more
Hiring process
- Send CV cover letter potential pitches and 2-3 writing samples to provided email
- Include Staff Writer - Music in the subject line
- Application Deadline: Friday August 30th 2024