Weekend Writer, Live Science

Help manage the weekend operations of one of the world’s biggest knowledge sites. Live Science covers everything from the latest Earth, animals and space discoveries, to groundbreaking research. and fascinating breakthroughs that impact you and the wider world. We’re looking for someone to boost our weekend coverage of the fascinating science breakthroughs that impact the world.

What you'll do...

As the Weekend Writer you will pick up breaking news, writing occasional features, posting on social media and ensuring both sites remain engaging and have fresh content throughout the weekend. You will report to the Weekend Editor and work remote.

• Write 3-4 fresh stories per weekend, whether that be short news or longer features
• Create engaging and timely content for Live Science over the course of every weekend.
• General editorial responsibilities and working with the content team

Experience that'll put you ahead of the curve...

• An in-depth knowledge of space, science and nature
• Experience in a content role on an editorial website
• An inquisitive mind, looking to enhance the way we approach content
• CopySub-editing/proofreading skills
• An understanding of digital media
• First-rate knowledge of editorial SEO and analytics toolspackages
• Proven ability to produce high-quality, engaging, relevant digital content

What’s in it for you… 

We have several awesome perks available to our staff. We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed into one finite area but you can develop many skills.

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

Internal job family level E7

Please note, the hourly range for this position is $20-$24 per hour.

This is a position covered under a collective bargaining agreement between Future US, Inc. and the Writers Guild of America East.

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, …