Senior Editor, Music
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Full Time Job
Complex Networks is a subsidiary of BuzzFeed, Inc.
Complex Networks is a global youth entertainment network spanning major pop culture categories including streetwear and style, food, music, sneakers and sports. Complex Networks is diversified around three pillars: advertising, e-commerce, and content where it creates and distributes original programming for Gen Z and Millennial audiences through premium distributors such as Netflix, Hulu, Turner, Corus, Facebook, Snap, YouTube, Roku and more. Additionally, Complex Networks generates revenue through a number of core business lines, including branded content and advertising, licensing, events, e-commerce, and agency consulting services.
You Will
• Guide editorial voice for Complex Music, curating taste and tone of channel, and ensure that both are represented across editorial and social, exhibiting excellent judgment and audience-sensitive framing
• Manage a team of Complex Music staff writers and provide guidance to Social Editor
• Edit features across Complex Music vertical, ranging from daily features to premium and evergreen content
• Communicate with Head of Music to develop stories and strategize coverage around major moments and events
• Conceptualize strategies to best distribute content via our networks, from social media to video properties, overseeing strategy and rollout development that live under the Complex Music vertical
• Establish priority subjects and categories for coverage by working closely with the head of music and Editorial Strategy Director
• Serve as the point-person on goals across .com and social (growth, traffic, views, and engagement) for Complex Music, working closely with the Social Editor, Music to execute vertical-specific tactics, strategic pivots and provide added direction when needed
• Communicate with other departments to develop stories, strategize coverage, and spearhead new ways to attract loyal readers
• Ideate around creation of social-first ideas and tactics in partnership with video, production, and promo team for all content that lives across Music socials
• Help groom junior staff to further their growth as skilled editors, reporters, and brand ambassadors for Complex
• Help maintain and uphold a healthy and positive culture for the Editorial and Social teams
You Have
• 2 years of experience managing a team and 4 years of writing and reporting experience at a publisher or website
• Social media experience strongly preferred
• A deep knowledge of popular music, especially current hip-hop and R&B
• Always-on approach to work and the ability to lead and inspire a team to keep pace with the internet
• Possess a deep understanding of all social media platforms. (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat)
• Demonstrable commitment to accuracy; fact checking or copy editing background a plus
• Must be comfortable working with a broad range of cross-functional staff-junior to senior, editorial, analytics, design, etc.
• Must be willing to work nights and occasional weekends/holidays for coverage
• Excellent organizational and time management skills-ability to perform in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment, and think quickly and strategically to meet tight deadlines
• Strong understanding of analytics and social media trends across platforms
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite a plus
About BuzzFeed, Inc.
BuzzFeed, Inc. is the world's leading tech-powered, diversified media company that reaches hundreds of millions of people globally through its cross-platform news and entertainment network. The company produces articles, lists, quizzes, videos, and original series; lifestyle content through brands including Tasty, the world's largest social food network; original reporting and investigative journalism through BuzzFeed News and HuffPost; an industry-leading affiliate business, strategic partnerships, licensing and product development through BuzzFeed Commerce; and original productions across broadcast, cable, SVOD, film and digital platforms for BuzzFeed Studios.
Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.
We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.
You can expect:
• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more
• An attractive and equitable compensation package, including salary and stock options.
• A generous benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, gym and wellness discounts, and much more.
We want all employees to feel safe and comfortable when they engage in any in-person meetings, when visiting the office, or when working from an offsite production or meeting location. As part of this commitment to health and safety, BuzzFeed requires COVID-19 vaccines for current U.S. employees, including all newly hired employees. Requests for accommodation per applicable law for health and/or religious reasons will be considered. Union employees are subject to what is outlined in their applicable collective bargaining agreement.
Note: BuzzFeed, Inc. offers remote/flexible work (unless specified to be required to be in-person) and open to hiring remote candidates who are residents in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, and WV. For non sales roles, we can also hire in AK, AR, AZ, ID, KS, MO, ND, SC, and VT.