Contributor Recruiter/Editor
The Huffington Post
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The Huffington Post is seeking a recruiter and editor for its award-winning contributor platform. This position will curate great work from our thousands of active contributors but will focus on reaching out to people who should be writing for HuffPost and packaging that work for a wide audience. When big news breaks, the right candidate will intuitively understand the kinds of voices we should hear from and host on HuffPost. They will be a voracious consumer of news and opinion and will believe strongly in the value of reading and amplifying diverse perspectives. They should be tuned into breaking news but also large cultural conversations that affect our audience's lives.
Responsibilities:
• Identify and recruit new contributors across all coverage areas
• Review and identify the best work from our standing population of contributors
• Copy editing and packaging of contributor posts
• Communicate with contributors throughout the publishing process including sourcing and fact-checking to meet with HuffPost's journalistic standards
• Identify and remove problematic content
• Work closely with department and section editors to promote contributor content on social media and other distribution channels
• Qualifications
• 1-3 years experience
• BA in Journalism, English or other relevant major
• Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
• Thorough knowledge of the digital media landscape, blogging platforms and social media.
• Experience working with content management systems, Google mail/docs, and photo/video editing software a plus
• Self-starter with an appetite for news, politics, arts and entertainment, internet culture, and everything in between
Additional Information:
EEO/AA Women, Minorities, Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities Employer: AOL offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including 401(k) match and performance bonus. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or other protected category.