/Film Is Looking For A New Writer

slashfilm logo/Film is looking for a writer! We're hiring an experienced part-time contributor to assist mainly with daily news coverage and occasional events and features. Here's what we're seeking in an ideal candidate:

  • Well-versed in film business and geek properties, with a deep knowledge of film, television, and popular culture.
  • Ability to craft 4-6 news posts per weekday. We are looking for someone able to commit to a consistent output of posts.
  • Posts will be 400-word news articles with clear, clean copy, sharp headlines, informed opinion, and context for the subject at hand.
  • There may be opportunities to contribute reviews, editorials or interviews, but we are mainly looking for someone to do movie news blog posts on assignment.
  • Willing to contribute to group features and events as needed
  • Be comfortable in a very fast-paced environment
  • Great communication, interpersonal, and email skills
  • Basic HTML, image editing, and CMS skills
  • Proven interviewing experience a plus
  • This is a paid freelance position.
  • We need someone for Monday through Friday weekday availability, with a precise daily schedule to be determined in part based on the hire's geographic location. This job is location-independent, and will be a work from home position.

    Please send your information, along with links to three published samples (if you don't have published news samples, write a sample for the application), to orfilms@gmail.com with the subject line "New Writer Application".