HELLO! Online, Staff Writer
- Employer
- HELLO! Ltd
- Location
- London (Central)
- Salary
- £DoE
- Closing date
- 24 Jul 2019
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- Industry
- Journalist
- Job Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Sector
- Online, Social Media, Digital, Entertainment
- Discipline
- Writer, Staff Writer, Digital Journalist, Social Media Journalist
Job Details
Hello from HELLO! We're looking for a staff writer who is a big fan of all things celebrity, entertainment and of course, ROYAL!
So if you know your Archie Harrison from your Archie Andrews, your Lady Louise Windsor from your Lady Mary Crawley and your Kate Middleton from your Kate Winslet, we would love to hear from you!
The role is full time on rotating shifts from Tuesday - Saturday, with one week at 9am-5pm, and one week at 2pm-10pm.
The successful candidate will have at least 2 years experience in online journalism (preferably entertainment), and will have a good working knowledge of SEO, CMS and how to utilise social media, as well as an eye for a great story. Of course, fans of the site and magazine would be a big bonus!
Main responsibilities and duties will include:
- Pitch online stories and feature ideas daily
- Research and write articles for HELLO! online
- Edit and crop images for inclusion in articles (Photoshop knowledge useful)
- Stay up to date with all celebrity and royal news, including trending TV shows
- Write accurate, precise copy swiftly and at times on tight deadlines
- Attend launches, red carpet premieres, photo calls and other events as required
- Be available to respond urgently to out of hours breaking news events
How to Apply:
If you would like to be considered for the role, please complete the application form below to send an up to date copy of your CV and a covering letter outlining your relevant experience and the reasons this role appeals.
In addition please complete and submit the follow task:
- TASK: Write a 350-400 word news story on a news topic or event you think would appeal to a HELLO! reader in the early evening.
Company
Our story:
HELLO! has been a weekly magazine since 1988, quickly becoming a household name recognised for our exclusive royal and celebrity access, accurate, positive and celebratory reporting, as well as beautiful picture-led features and award-winning publishing philosophy.
In 2001 our digital platform was launched hellomagazine.com reporting up-to-the-minute royal and celebrity news. Our daily content ranges from the latest happenings in Hollywood to breaking news about popular British talent. We feature comprehensive picture galleries of royal events and red carpets, such as The BAFTAs and the Oscars.
HELLO!'s social footprint is now over 15M driven by 7M Snapchat users with 13M video views on TikTok and our digital brand has transformed from a small legacy publishing site into a dynamic and high growth area of the business.
Our annual audience has grown from 68 million unique global users to 225 million! And our USA team recently scooped the The Drum Award for Best Launch for HELLO!'s digital US product.
HELLO! celebrates the kindness and community of women through our annual HELLO! Inspiration Awards hosted by our Editor in Chief Rosie Nixon who is an ambassador for the charity Wellbeing of Women; a health charity saving and changing the lives of women, girls and babies. HELLO! has partnered with Wellbeing of Women to launch the Menopause Workplace Pledge to which hundreds of UK employers including BBC, M&S, Royal Mail and Channel 4 have signed up to.
Our Digital and Commercial teams are based in our gorgeous WeWork office at Blackfriars and our print magazine team are close neighbours at HELLO! HQ.
HELLO! supports hybrid working our Commercial and Print Magazine teams are office based on Tuesday and Wednesday and our Digital team on Wednesday and Thursday.
Why work for us?
Our distinctive family-owned model puts us in the enviable position of being able to offer all the benefits of a world class brand, but with a small, collaborative and supportive team feel.
Collaboration is embedded in the way we work – our people have the autonomy to collaborate on client relationships, engage teams across the business, lead operations, work collectively on projects, participate in strategy and are ultimately responsible for our growth. This means that we are able to attract, engage and retain the best talent from the industry.
You'll be joining a passionate and fun team of professionals with leaders that care about you and your development.
- Website
- http://hellomagazine.com/
- Location
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Wellington House
69-71 Upper Ground
London
SE1 9PQ
GB
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