Staff Writer (Smart Parenting)

Summit Media (Summit Publishing Co., Inc.); Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Media is seeking a Staff Writer for Smart Parenting to create and manage multimedia content across articles, art captions, photos, and videos. You will maintain a consistent website refresh rate and collaborate with other Summit brands.

You will also conduct interviews, research, and coordinate with contributors, while handling admin tasks as needed. Strong writing speed and newsroom teamwork are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/College Degree in Advertising/Media, Journalism, Humanities/Liberal Arts, Mass Communications, or equivalent.
• At least 2 years of working experience in the related field.
• Preferably 1–4 years of experience as Journalist/Editor or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Participates and contributes ideas during brainstorming activities.
• Decides on themes or subjects for written work and conducts research and data gathering.
• Assists with photo and video shoots.
• Conducts interviews and writes articles.
• Researches to verify facts and analyzes sources for accuracy.
• Composes and edits articles for the website.
• Prepares and refers articles to the Assistant Managing Editor for review and approval.
• Edits for consistent style and brand tone with proper citations.
• Represent the media brand during events, interviews, and official functions.
• Performs other duties incidental to the work described herein.
• Writes clear, effective copy that fits the brand voice.
• Edits submissions from contributors to ensure clean publication.
• Interviewing skills—online or onsite.
• Social media savvy.
• Pitch story ideas and assist management with daily or calendarized story agenda.
• Team player: able to work with a diverse team.

Skills

Editorial writing

Research skills

Interviewing

Social media

Team collaboration

Multimedia storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s/College Degree in Advertising/Media, Journalism, Humanities/Liberal Arts, Mass Communications, or equivalent

Job description

The Staff Writer for Smart Parenting must ensure consistent refresh rate of the website by creating and managing relevant content in different multimedia formats such as (but not limited to) short and long-form articles, art card text, photo and video captions for the website and social media properties. Writing speed is also essential.

The role will also monitor reliable sources of information (official company releases, details from event coverage, legitimate social media channels). The Staff Writer is also expected to collaborate with other Summit Media brands, whenever possible. He/she may also be asked to do admin-related work such as coordinating with contributors, among others.

Responsibilities:

• Participates and contributes ideas during brainstorming activities.
• Decides on themes or subjects for written work, conducts research into the subject, conceptualizes/assembles background material and obtain other necessary data.
• Assists with photo and video shoots.
• Conducts interviews and write articles.
• Conducts extensive research to obtain and verify facts and analyzes sources for accuracy of information.
• Composes and edits articles for the website.
• Prepares and refers articles to the Assistant Managing Editor for their thorough review and approval.
• Modifies or edits work, making sure that the style is consistent with the website's tone, and that the theme and main ideas of the article are adhered to with appropriate citations when necessary.
• Represent the media brand during events, interviews, and official functions.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described herein.
• Writes a clear, effective copy that fits the voice of the brand
• Can edit submissions from contributors, writers to ensure site is publishing clean copies
• Interviewing skills - whether online or onsite
• Social media savvy
• Actively pitch story ideas; assist the publication management in crafting daily or calendered story agenda
• Team player: Able to work with a team with varying backgrounds

Nice to have interests: Lifestyle, current events, parenting, health and nutrition, celebrity news

Position requirements:

• Candidate must possess a Bachelor's/College Degree in Advertising/Media, Journalism, Humanities/Liberal Arts, Mass Communications, or equivalent
• At least 2 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position
• Preferably 1-4 years experienced employees specializing in a Journalist/Editor role, or equivalent