News & Features Content Creator — Lifestyle & Culture

Hearst; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Specsavers eye care

Health Cash Plan

Cycle to Work

Location Flex

Holiday Exchange

Charity Day

ERG groups

Pension and Life Assurance

Job summary

Hearst UK is seeking a News and Features Content Creator for Good Housekeeping to deliver timely journalism across digital, print and newsletters. You will collaborate with senior editors to ensure content aligns with audience interests and editorial standards.

You will write engaging news and features, develop ideas for lifestyle, health, royals and culture, and extend stories across web, app, newsletters and social platforms to drive traffic and membership.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates fast, accurate writing through published work, a portfolio or a writing exercise, and can meet tight deadlines.
• Generates and develops relevant story ideas, with a strong grasp of news, lifestyle, royals and cultural moments that matter to the Good Housekeeping audience.
• Shows strong research, interviewing, fact-checking and attention to detail, with an understanding of responsible journalism and editorial standards.
• Can organise and prioritise several stories and deadlines at once, responding quickly when the news agenda changes.
• Understands Good Housekeeping's audience, editorial voice and values, and can explain how they would shape a story for that audience.
• Has experience writing for a publication, website, student outlet, blog or other editorial platform, and understands how to adapt content for digital, newsletters or social media.

Responsibilities

• Write engaging, accurate and distinctive news and features for Good Housekeeping across digital, print and newsletters.
• Work with the editorial team to deliver reactive news coverage and develop planned stories that reflect the news agenda, cultural calendar and audience interests.
• Pitch ideas and develop timely lifestyle, health, royal and cultural content that drives traffic, engagement and membership.
• Identify ways to extend stories across platforms, including web, app, newsletters, social, video and print, and contribute to long-lead features planning.
• Help develop engaging newsletters and members-only content, and contribute ideas for events that support membership and commercial activity.
• Build relationships with contributors, experts, PRs and other contacts to support strong story development.
• Represent Good Housekeeping at events when required, and ensure all work meets the brand's editorial standards and relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to the development of reactive, self-shot and interview-led video content, helping to extend Good Housekeeping's reach and engagement across platforms.

Skills

Fast writing

Accurate reporting

Story ideation

Deadline management

Job description

Hearst UK is seeking a News and Features Content Creator for Good Housekeeping to deliver timely journalism across digital, print and newsletters. You will collaborate with senior editors to ensure content aligns with audience interests and editorial standards.

You will write engaging news and features, develop ideas for lifestyle, health, royals and culture, and extend stories across web, app, newsletters and social platforms to drive traffic and membership.