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Were looking for a Writer to join The Dodos Editorial team on a temporary basis, within Vox Media. Day-to-day, youll own pitching, researching & writing stories for everyone who loves animals. These stories may include everything from heartwarming adoption & rescue stories, to animal-related identity/entertainment pieces, to pet parent interest pieces & sponsored content.
WHO WE ARE
The Dodo is the #1 media brand for reach on mobile in the U.S., & the most engaged media brand globally across all content genres. We tell fun, entertaining, emotional stories about animals that make people laugh, cry happy tears, feel ALL the feels, & fall in love with animals.
The Dodo is part of Vox Media, the leading modern media company. We guide our audience from discovery to obsession. We inspire essential conversations about whats now, whats next, & whats possible.
As a community of journalists & storytellers, business professionals, creators & technologists, we believe it is a moral & business imperative to amplify voices: to cultivate diversity, equity, & inclusion throughout our organization & media. This applies to our candidates, our teams, our storytelling, our creative work, & our platforms, products, & partnerships.
WHAT YOULL DO
- Write entertaining, heartwarming, highly shareable stories for animal lovers that reinforce The Dodo as the ultimate destination for people who love pets.
- Find & pitch the best animal stories from around the world.
- Own all aspects of article production including pitching, interviewing sources, researching, writing & packaging for various social platforms.
- Ensure your pieces drive significant site traffic through social distribution & SEO, via constant performance optimization & adhering to best practices.
- Ensure every piece of content is heavily SEO optimized, & supports the teams broader SEO strategy.
- Support the written team where needed, with possible editing, article optimization or sponsored content production & planning.
WHO YOU ARE
- Have superb writing & grammar skills, & imbue your work with style & humor
- Have a unique ability to spot images & stories with viral potential & turn it into a strong pitch for The Dodos audience
- Able to channel The Dodo brand into a fun, relatable, self-aware & identifiable written voice
- An analytical thinker who will ground your work in performance metrics & best practices
- Always thinking about how to optimize article packaging for traffic growth
- Takes full accountability for deliverables & performance
- Embraces new challenges & smartly experiments with new formats while remaining true to the brand & best practices
- Understands business needs & individual role in meeting company goals
- Proactively takes on projects & initiatives that contribute to the success of the team
WHERE YOULL WORK
This job is remote.
WHY VOX MEDIA?
WHAT WE OFFER
This is a temporary, full-time position. This job is benefits-eligible. We pride ourselves in providing comprehensive benefits to support all of our employees wherever they are in life. You can find more information about our benefits here.
OUR DEI+ COMMITMENT
Vox Media is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone can show up as their authentic selves & create their best work. We recognize that great stories, platforms, products & services come from people with all manner of backgrounds & experiences. We recognize that our commitments require ongoing work & sustained attention, as well as adaptation to new insights & best practices. We keep our diversity data public for the sake of accountability, transparency & communication. Learn more about our values here, & our approach to corporate citizenship here.
Vox Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer & qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. Vox Media will also consider all qualified applicants with criminal histories in accordance with applicable Fair Chance laws. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations as part of the application process to candidates with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation as part of the application process, please contact our People & Culture team (recruitment@voxmedia.com).
WHAT COMES NEXT
Our recruiting team will go through applications in a timely manner. Please note that our recruiting team will only contact you from @voxmedia.com email addresses, never via text message. Read more about how our recruiting team operates, & how to protect yourself from recruitment fraud, here.
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