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Tech News Reporter wanted | $300 per piece

Added 2020-07-31 16:23:03 +0000 UTC

COMPANY/PUBLICATION: LIFEWIRE

Lifewire, one of the largest tech sites on the web, is looking for a number of experienced freelance technology news reporters who share our passion for discovering and explaining the biggest tech news of the day. We’re looking for reporters who can find the unique, inclusive, and justice-centered angles in big technology stories, and turn that into a compelling, well-written article for Lifewire; BIPOC writers are strongly encouraged to apply.

At Lifewire, we want to demystify consumer technology news for the tech-interested, not the tech-obsessed.

ABOUT YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS:

You follow technology news on more than just other news sites; Reddit, Twitter, even Facebook are your friends
You enjoy finding the unique take on every news story; you’re never satisfied with the standard angle
You have a well-connected list of contacts in the technology industry
You know the difference between a PR puff-piece and an actual sourced story and can implement the latter
You know how to make strong pitches that turn into solid stories

The audience we want to speak to is intelligent, but not as deeply invested in the industry as you are. They want you to help them suss out what’s going on and why it should matter to them. We never talk down to our readers, and we're allergic to snark.

WHAT OUR ARTICLES LOOK LIKE

We’re looking to you to help us create 2nd-day articles on the biggest current news stories. Word count matters, but so do clear explanations and journalistic practices like inverted pyramids and nut graphs. If you don’t know what those are, this job may not be for you.

ABOUT YOU:

5+ years demonstrable experience writing about consumer-facing technology in a news capacity
Experience writing for a web-based publication
Ability to write on a breadth of technology topics, across popular platforms and devices
Strong research skills
High comfort level and demonstrable experience writing about the technology industry
Willingness to work closely with a News Editor on both form and higher-level story
Terrific skills in finding great images for your content
Ability to adhere to and meet deadlines while juggling multiple assignments.
Experience with a WordPress-style CMS
A working Google Account and familiarity with Google Sheets

NICE TO HAVE:

Experience working as a remote freelancer
Experience working with a News Editor and Copy Editor
Demonstrable experience documenting processes
Active social media following

In case it isn't clear yet, we're not your normal news-oriented tech site. We have a large corpus of evergreen, instruction-driven content in addition to our news. Our ultimate goal is always to inform and educate. Just because you know technology and can also write does not necessarily mean you can write great news stories. You need to identify as much as a reporter as you do a writer!

IMPORTANT

You must be authorized to work in the US.
Our freelancer contracts last for up to one year and may be renewed.
We will encourage several pitches a week, with a potential of one or more approvals per week. A solid, quality piece of writing can be from 750 to 1500 words, but we’re not looking to word count as a metric. Quality stories will be the length they need to be.
We offer competitive per-article rates.

ABOUT US:

Dotdash brands help people find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. We reach over 90 million people each month, more than 35% of the U.S. online population, according to comScore, and are one of the largest content publishers on the Internet. Dotdash brands collectively have won more than 50 industry awards in the last year alone, and are among the fastest-growing in their categories. Our brands include Verywell, Investopedia, The Balance, The Spruce, Lifewire, Byrdie, MyDomaine, TripSavvy, Brides, Liquor.com, TreeHugger, Mother Nature Network, and ThoughtCo.

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Dotdash embraces inclusivity and values our diverse community. We are committed to building a team based on qualifications, merit and business need. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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