Freelance Weekend Community Editor
The Role
BuzzFeed is looking for a detail-oriented person to serve as a full-time freelance Community Editor in our New York office. You will oversee editing and featuring user-generated content for the site and forming working relationships with our Community Contributors on weekends.
This is an ideal position for an individual who would like an opportunity to work with an active online community who prides themselves on their excellent grammar and is comfortable in a dynamic start-up environment. This role is an editing role but with opportunities to write.
The schedule for this role will be a five-day workweek that requires availability both Saturday and Sunday
You Will
- Review, edit, and promote user-generated posts
- Escalating flagged posts to Community Editors
- Help identify formats/frames/trends coming from the Community
- Communicate positively with BuzzFeed’s Community users
You Have
- This can be an entry level or junior position
- Saturday and Sunday availability
- High level of attention to detail and ability to coordinate and strategize with other Community Editors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Interest in and knowledge of social media and digital publishing
Life at BuzzFeed
At BuzzFeed, we believe our work benefits from the diverse perspectives of our employees. As such, BuzzFeed celebrates inclusion and is committed to equal opportunity employment. As a BuzzFeed employee, you can expect:
- A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth via work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning Team, Employee Resource Groups, and more
- No shortage of snacks, catered lunches, beverages, birthday treats... even leftovers from the Tasty kitchens in LA and NYC!
BuzzFeed is the leading independent digital media and tech company, delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience. We value experimentation, teamwork, inclusion, humble confidence. At BuzzFeed, you’ll work collaboratively with inspiring colleagues to create technology and content that helps connect people all over the world.