Senior Writer/ Editor, TechCrunch

Yahoo Holdings Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TechCrunch is seeking a Senior Writer/Editor (news/business) to lead coverage of startups and the broader tech industry. You will edit, assign, and write high-impact stories, develop features, and craft business analysis pieces while guiding newsroom storytelling and strategy.

Ideal candidates have several years in journalism, strong editing skills, SEO and CMS familiarity, and the ability to collaborate across editors to rapidly publish accurate, engaging content.

Qualifications

• Several years of journalism experience.
• Ability to edit content of varying lengths and styles.
• Knowledge of SEO basics and tagging content.
• Familiarity with content management systems (CMS).
• Ability to write compelling headlines.
• Develop and write features and business analysis pieces.
• Collaborate with editors to devise editorial strategy.

Responsibilities

• Edit and assign content across news and business coverage.
• Edit content of varying lengths and writing styles to publish quickly.
• Write business spot news and develop features.
• Create business analysis pieces with clear, insightful angles.
• Present numbers and data in engaging formats (charts, galleries, etc.).
• Work with a team of editors to shape editorial strategy.

Skills

Journalism experience

Editing

SEO basics

Tagging content

CMS experience

Headline writing

Story development

Editorial strategy

Content collaboration

Job description

TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news. Founded in June 2005, TechCrunch and its network of websites now reach over 12 million unique visitors and draw more than 37 million page views per month. The TechCrunch community includes more than 2 million friends and followers on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google and other social media. Crunchbase, TechCrunch's open database about start-up companies, people and investors, has become the leading statistical resource for technology companies and transactions. The company hosts major conferences and events, including the Disrupt series, The Crunchies Awards, and various meet-ups worldwide serving as community platforms for industry conversation and collaboration.

TechCrunch is looking for a Senior Writer/Editor (news/business) who can work with a team of editors and writers to cover the growing startup ecosystem and the larger tech industry. TechCrunch's mission is to tell the stories behind the stories. As a senior writer, you will contribute your voice and leadership skills to this mission. You'll need k now the difference between revenue, loss, earnings, GAAP and non-GAAP and be able to tell readers what that means and why it matters in language suitable for human beings. Top candidates will have the ability to handle multiple stories concurrently, the desire to publish news quickly and accurately in a fast-paced media environment. We need someone who:

• Has an obsessive desire to report news, especially about startups and venture capital
• Has the ability to spot a TechCrunch news story from miles away
• Can assign and edit content related to the business side of startups and the larger tech industry
• Can write content related to the business side of startups and the larger tech industry
• Can write business spot news
• Can develop and write features
• Develop and write business analysis pieces
• Present numbers in unique and varying ways, i.e. via charts, graphs, galleries, or things that haven't even been invented yet
• Can work across a team of editors to devise editorial strategy

You:

• Have several years of experience in journalism
• Have the ability to edit content of varying lengths and writing styles
• Are adept at working with writers of varying skills to produce well-reported and polished news pieces and features
• Possess knowledge of SEO basics
• Understand the importance of tagging content
• Love the intricacies of content management systems
• Can write headlines that capture the imagination of readers
• Know how to work with writers to develop stories that haven't even begun to materialize yet
• Respectable work ethic

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