SEO Content Writer

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theSkimm is hiring an SEO Content Writer to join our team.
Please attach your resume and a cover letter. We're looking for voice, wit, and humor, so to the extent that you can, please write your cover letter in the style of a Daily Skimm newsletter.
About our team and what we'll build together
Our editorial team is a collaborative group of writers and editors from a range of media backgrounds, with a keen understanding of how to produce high-quality journalism in a voice that appeals to millennial women.
The SEO Content Writer will be a crucial part of our editorial team as we build out our evergreen and trending service content across categories, bringing new and diverse audiences to theSkimm and helping our existing audience members navigate the necessity-driven areas of their lives.
You'd be great for this role if:

  • You already read and love theSkimm
  • You are a strong writer and reporter, with the clips to prove it
  • You have experience with implementing SEO best practices in your writing
  • You have a Rolodex of go-to sources who can speak on various news topics


You will work closely with theSkimm's editorial team to craft search-optimized articles across verticals. This position would report to the Senior Editor, SEO.
How you'll contribute to our mission

  • Pitch, research, write, edit, and fact-check short and long form articles, with a strong focus on SEO best practices
  • Conduct basic keyword research to inform pitches and target topics
  • Update and optimize existing stories on theSkimm.com
  • Build articles for the web
  • Use site traffic and additional search data to inform story choices


You're ready for this! Here's a bit more about what we're looking for

  • A minimum of 2 years professional writing experience (bonus points for experience writing SEO content)
  • A minimum of 1 year professional editing experience
  • Experience with SEO best practices
  • Experience working in a CMS
  • Experience interviewing experts
  • Excellent writing and editorial judgment
  • Experience with research and fact-checking
  • Track record of working effectively under pressure to hit deadlines
  • Passion for theSkimm and its mission, and the ability to write in theSkimm's voice
  • The ability to be a self-starter and a team player
  • Bachelor's degree


Why we love working here
We are mission driven and values driven:
We are collectively building an impactful brand for millennial women by helping them maneuver through life's necessities. We are providing this community with information and resources so they have the ability, agency, and confidence to live their smartest lives. Every role has a purpose and allows us to equip and enable women to make their best decisions, feel more educated and have the right knowledge at the right time.
We are values driven at every point - how we work, the way we work and our culture come straight from our core values. Each of us supports this incredible brand and takes part in its continued growth, fulfilling the needs of our audience each and every day.
We put you and your personal lives first - we have a generous benefits policy that demonstrates we are listening to what our employees need:

  • Unlimited vacation policy and generous holiday observances
  • A hybrid working model with flexibility for remote work
  • Comprehensive insurance plans and commuter benefits
  • Auto-enrollment into a MassMutual 401(k) plan starting on your first day
  • Access to family building and fertility benefits
  • Rewards for every work anniversary
  • One month paid sabbatical after your five year anniversary as a full-time employee


We support our parents at all points on their journey: 

  • Generous paid parental leave
  • Access to family building and fertility benefits
  • Flexible and broad-scale child support program


Your well being is our priority: 

  • We honor Sacred Time in our workplace
  • We have aligned company "time off" during the summer to truly allow for us all to break from our work at the same time
  • We offer fitness membership reimbursement
  • One Medical Membership is included with our benefits


We have a vibrant, collaborative, and supportive culture (we celebrate and have fun!):

  • Weekly company updates led by our co-founders/co-CEOs
  • Weekly lunch stipend for HQ employees
  • Two opportunities each year for our entire organization to come together IRL in NYC
  • Employee awards ceremonies to celebrate individual accomplishments
  • Clubs and activities designed to meet other employees like book clubs, new hire buddy programs, rooftop lunches, off-sites, and wellness focused classes
  • Numerous culture events that enable our workforce, in the office and remote, to connect and have fun


Your career and development are a priority: 

  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • LEAD@theSkimm, our leadership development program
  • DEI initiatives to ensure we are the best partners and colleagues to each other
  • Career development guidance and planning


And more...

  • Competitive salary and equity packages
  • Complimentary access to theSkimm's suite of membership products and swag
  • The opportunity to be part of a values-driven, hardworking, and diverse group of people building a media company that makes it easier to live smarter


Our story, Skimm'd
We're a mission-driven digital media company giving millennial women the information they need to live their smartest lives.
At our core, we are writers, editors, producers, designers, marketers, engineers, analysts, sellers, creatives, and strategists all working together to achieve this goal.
Since launching in 2012, we have become a trusted source for a community of millions of Skimm'rs by seamlessly integrating into their existing routines, fundamentally changing the way our audience consumes news and makes decisions. Our flagship product, the Daily Skimm , remains the fastest-growing newsletter on the market, and we continue to innovate, find new ways to Skimm everything from finance and careers to voting, wellness and downtime . Our product suite has expanded to include three top-rated podcasts, " Skimm This '', " Pop Cultured ", and " 9 to 5ish ," theSkimm mobile app , Skimm Money and Skimm Your Life newsletters, a new virtual course series called SkimmU , and Skimm Studios for innovative in-house video and audio content. Our first book, How to Skimm Your Life , was released in June 2019 and debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.
And we're not done! We continue to grow the breadth of our offerings in life's necessary categories and by expanding our products across events, commerce, customized content, and audio, our ecosystem will become the go-to resource for this generation - and the ones that follow - in the most critical areas of their lives.
Come join us!
Learn more about us and our other opportunities here .
What about the office?
This is a full-time role based in New York, NY with flexibility for remote work.
Our office is available to use three days a week - Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. We have a hybrid environment and ask that employees within the New York Metro area come together in person a minimum of three days per month. All other days are up to the discretion of the employees during the three days a week that the office will be open. We are continuing to closely monitor the state of COVID-19 in New York and will adjust this plan accordingly.
We will require COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone coming to our office. We are following CDC recommendations and will also require additional boosters, and will always follow CDC and NY state guidance on wearing masks in the office.

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Location

53 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010

What are theSkimm Perks + Benefits

Culture
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Day off for your birthday
Quarterly engagement surveys
Hybrid work model
In-person all-hands meetings
Summer hours
Flexible work schedule
theSkimm provides employees with a flexible work schedule that includes Summer hours, Flexible start and end times.
Remote work program
Diversity
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Wellness days
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
theSkimm matches full-time employees 100% on the first 5% deferred into their 401(K), capped at 2% per year. This match begins after one year of employment.
Company equity
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
18 weeks of paid family leave (adoption, fostering, surrogacy included) for both primary and secondary caregivers
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Fertility benefits
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Sabbatical
One fully paid month sabbatical when a full-time employee reaches five years at theSkimm
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Bereavement leave benefits
Hardship benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Pre-tax benefits offered through Navia for parking and transit
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Mother's room
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
theSkimm offers employees professional development opportunities like Onsite training courses.
Tuition reimbursement
theSkimm offers a stipend to full-time employees to be used toward any training or resources pertaining to an employee's job-related responsibilities, skills enhancement, or professional development.
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend
Continuing education available during work hours

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