What Now Media Group, INC is looking for a self-starter, go-getter freelance writer, and researcher to contribute daily pre-opening restaurant news across our portfolio of publications. This role is self-managed and is expected to be completed Monday through Friday. Responsibilities include finding newsworthy material by combing through a variety of sources, conducting interviews with business owners, crafting our "Partner Alerts," and publishing news articles to our platform and social media.

Candidates should be curious, enthusiastic, and resourceful, with a sharp sense of humor, a competitive drive, and the ability to self-manage. This position is best suited for someone who is impeccable with time management, multi-tasking, and completing daily recurring tasks.

Experience in journalism and hospitality reporting, or some kind of news experience, is preferred.

Responsibilities

Dig through various sources like building permit filings, neighborhood planning meetings, etc., to uncover yet-to-be-announced and planned restaurants.
Conduct interviews over the telephone and via email to write six (6) weekly news stories and their corresponding "Partner Alerts" (B2B articles) covering yet-to-open and yet-to-be-announced restaurants.
Publish the news to our platform and share it across our social channels.

Skills

Unwavering attention to detail and accuracy.
Self-starter. Ability to do self-directed work without strict supervision.
Great time management and prioritization skills.
Experienced communicator.
Experience writing and editing on established websites, blogs, and/or publications.
Passionate about food, retail, urbanism, and being the first to know.

Compensation

Starts at $1,250/mo

Interested and qualified?

Email writing samples (ideally where you wrote about a brick-and-mortar business but not required!) to Caleb@WhatNowMediaGroup.com. If we don't get this from you, you won't be considered.

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