Remote Staff Writer

Summary

Join Live Science as a Staff Writer and contribute to all areas of the site, covering science topics, writing articles, and interviewing experts. This remote role requires editorial writing experience, knowledge of science topics, and a journalism background.

Requirements

• 2+ years of editorial writing experience with a journalism background
• Great knowledge of science topics, an ability to research and learn, and previous experience writing about the subject matter
• An appropriate qualification or degree in sciences

Responsibilities

• Contribute to all areas of the site - from news to features to reference pages
• Cover a range of science topics, combining writing experience with expert quotes and research papers
• Write about 20 articles a month, with occasional feature stories throughout
• Upload articles to the CMS, finding appropriate images and related articles to link to
• Fact/source check all articles and ensure they fit Live Science’s house style
• Work with the Audience team to SEO improve content
• Interview and work with leading figures in science to make sure our features and news are informed by qualified experts

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Unlimited holiday
• A share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus