Senior Writer/ Editor, TechCrunch

Yahoo Holdings Inc. in; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TechCrunch is a leading technology media property focused on startups, venture capital, and the broader tech landscape. As a Senior Writer/ Editor (Finance), you will work with editors to shape business coverage, report on GAAP vs non-GAAP metrics, and craft clear explanations for readers in a fast-paced newsroom.

You will edit and write stories, develop features, and help shape editorial strategy across the business/finance beat for TechCrunch and related properties.

Qualifications

• Several years of journalism experience.
• Ability to edit content of varying lengths and styles.
• Adept at working with writers of varying skills to produce well-reported pieces.
• Knowledge of SEO basics and tagging content.

Responsibilities

• Cover startups, venture capital and tech industry business stories.
• Edit and package content for multiple stories and formats.
• Collaborate with editors to devise editorial strategy and assign pieces.
• Develop and write business analysis and feature pieces.

Skills

News reporting

Editing

SEO basics

CMS

Headlines

Editorial strategy

Story development

Business writing

Tools

CMS

Job description

Senior Writer/ Editor, TechCrunch (Finance)

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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