Celebrity & Lifestyle Reporter

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New York, NY
Hybrid
Mid level
Big Data • Real Estate • Software
Realtor.com® is an open real estate marketplace built for everyone.
The Role
As a Celebrity & Lifestyle Reporter at Realtor.com®, you will create engaging real estate-focused content, pitch story ideas, and optimize articles for SEO while managing freelance contributions. Passion for real estate and celebrity culture is essential. You will also need strong writing abilities and keen familiarity with social media trends.
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At Realtor.com®, we have among the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of real estate listings and the most engaged users across all the online real estate portals. Our mission is to make buying, selling, renting, and living in homes easier and more rewarding for everyone.

Building your career? Build it better at Realtor.com®. Join us and help change the world of real estate, one home at a time.

Are you a reporter? Are you looking to create exciting and engaging content focused on the real estate industry? If you want to expand your professional goals at Realtor.com®, this is the role for you. Join us as our newest Celebrity & Lifestyle Reporter and continue to Love Your Career at Realtor.com®,

Realtor.com®’s News & Insights team is seeking a talented celebrity & lifestyle reporter to create exciting, engaging content focused on the real estate industry. 

The ideal candidate will have at least three years’ experience working in online media, and will be brimming with unique and exciting story ideas. 

You should have a passion for all things real estate, as well as a keen interest in celebrity and lifestyle stories. This role requires excellent writing skills, a keen news sense, exceptional time management, and the ability to turn around clean, concise, and appealing copy in a short space of time. 

You must be up to date on the latest social media trends, and should be an expert in all things Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, X, and so on. 

In this role, you will be responsible for writing a set number of stories each day, as well as pitching ideas, optimizing content for SEO, and helping to assign stories to a team of freelancers. 

You must be a team player who is willing to throw themselves into a wide variety of stories with great enthusiasm.

What you’ll do:

  • You must be able to write a set number of stories per day for Realtor.com's News & Insights section
  • You will be pitching celebrity & lifestyle-focused real estate stories on a daily basis 
  • You will have a good understanding of the technical aspects of SEO and how to optimize content for search 
  • You will have a keen interest in the real estate industry, as well as the latest celebrity and pop culture stories, and must keep up to date on trends 
  • You should be willing to work with your editor to assign stories to freelancers 

What you’ll bring: 

  • Bachelor’s degree 
  • At least three years working in online media or print journalism for a lifestyle and/or celebrity-focused publication 
  • Strong writing skills 
  • Familiarity with content management systems
  • A solid understanding of SEO
  • Strong experience with social media 

This is a hybrid role where you’ll be required to work in our New York City office three days a week. This is a permanent position where you will work Monday through Friday. 

At Realtor, we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company.  As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates.  

The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect in the listed locations. We tailor our offers based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, location and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.  All ranges are location based, ranges for positions in other locations may vary based on the local market.

Salary Range for select office locations 

  • New York $70,100- $99,900

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Accordingly, offers extended for this role will include an annual bonus target typically expressed as percentage of salary.  Similarly to salary, annual incentive bonus targets are set based on a variety of factors including job level, competitive market practice, experience, tenure, and essential skills. 

In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com®

Here, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. People are our foundation—the core that drives us passionately forward. At Realtor.com®, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.

Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

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The Company
Austin, TX
1,900 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1995

What We Do

We pioneered the world of digital real estate more than 25 years ago. Today, through our website and mobile apps, we are a trusted guide for consumers, empowering more people to find their way home by breaking down barriers, helping them make the right connections, and creating confidence through expert insights and guidance. For professionals, we are a trusted partner for business growth, offering consumer connections and branding solutions that help them succeed in today's on-demand world.

Why Work With Us

The way home begins with you. With a diverse team of experts alongside you, you’ll help us reach new heights at the forefront of the digital real estate space. Bring your extensive knowledge and deep expertise and collaborate with other passionate visionaries to lead our industry and revolutionize the way people find home, in every form.

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