Lead TV Features Editor – CBR

Note: This is a freelance, remote position. We will only be considering full-time applicants.

CBR is looking for a dedicated Lead Editor to oversee the TV Features related coverage on our team. Are you a pop-culture enthusiast dedicated to staying up-to-date with the latest TV shows?

If so, then we need you!

CBR offers a unique opportunity for team members to grow and connect with other freelancers from all over the world. As a TV Lead Features Editor for CBR, you will work with a dedicated remote editorial team to create original and informative articles that our discriminating audience demands, with the eye-catching aesthetic they crave.

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Responsibilities:

• Edit and publish a minimum of 25 TV Features articles weekly on the Features team
• Manage weekly publication scheduling for CBR’s TV Features section
• Oversee all Junior Editors and writers as well as help them develop their skills and adapt to CBR’s standards
• Communicate expectations effectively, along with deadlines and quotas
• Work with new writers to develop their skills and help them adapt to CBR’s standards
• Work with existing writers by providing general guidance to develop those suitable for internal development (staff writing, self-publishing, editing)
• Spearhead planning of coverage for the respective teams, in conjunction with the Senior Features Editor
• Update the corresponding planning
• Craft headlines, blurbs, and peripheral text to capture new and existing traffic optimize SEO traffic for various avenues of dissemination
• Idea Generation
• Help generate a steady stream of feature ideas to ensure writers have articles to write
• Develop content plans
• Use Google Analytics to help identify topics that provide opportunities for expansion of coverage and category growth
• Weekly meetings
• Come prepared with notes and analyses

Requirements:

• Relevant experience in senior writing and editing roles (digital publications, entertainment content)
• Broad working knowledge of current TV shows, as well as past TV
• Quick learner with strong sense of urgency
• Excellent command of the English language
• Ability to write articles free of typos and grammatical errors

Applicants with experience in the following areas will be given favorable consideration:

• Image editing
• Google Analytics
• SEO
• Analytics (GA)
• Freelance writer management
• Proven track record of growing a team, expanding coverage, and driving traffic

Only applicants who possess the necessary skills and experience will be contacted, and only applications containing a resume and cover letter will be considered. You will not be considered for the role if this information is not included.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Valnet