HR Brew, a publication dedicated to providing HR professionals with information to help them make better decisions, is looking for a temporary editor. This is a contract position beginning in early April and continuing through mid August, with a week off the first week of July.
If you like the challenge of setting editorial strategy and helping reporters execute on stories, well, we’ve got the gig for you.
The HR Brew newsletter sends Monday through Friday and covers all aspects of a human resource professional’s job: from people management to recruiting; corporate compliance to the shifts in the business landscape due to COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and #MeToo.
As part of Morning Brew’s professional (B2B) editorial team, HR Brew sits alongside six other professional publications: Marketing Brew, Retail Brew, Emerging Tech Brew, CFO Brew, Healthcare Brew, and IT Brew.
HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON
- Manage day-to-day operations of the HR Brew newsletter production process, including assigning/approving stories, editing pieces, and writing headlines.
- Enforce Morning Brew editorial guidelines, editing stories for high-level substance, Brew tone and voice, and standard copy.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Interest in the human resources industry, and the kinds of stories that speak to the HR professional.
- At least 5 years of newsroom experience.
- Experience managing a team of journalists.
- Ability to write in the Morning Brew style (engaging, informative, clever)
- Excellent communication skills with a mindset for collaboration.
- Ability to operate in a high-pressure environment with tight deadlines.
COMPENSATION
$7,000-$7,500/month *Final offers for this job will be made within the parameters of the salary range provided, commensurate with experience.
What We Do
Got five minutes? We can make you smarter.
Morning Brew is the media company redefining the business news landscape through approachable, digestible—and not to brag—downright funny content. Across newsletters, podcasts, social media, and events, we reach an audience of over 3 million future and current business leaders.
Founded in 2015 by Alex Lieberman and Austin Rief at the University of Michigan, the company has grown to include products that are invaluable to its readers. With our flagship daily newsletter, our lifestyle and recommendations publication, Sidekick, and our podcasts Business Casual and Founders Journal, Morning Brew creates accessible content for anyone interested in business. And for the people who love to dive deep on an industry, we have Emerging Tech Brew, Retail Brew, Marketing Brew, and our new vertical HR Brew.
Along with our core values of curiosity, empathy, purpose, and having a challenger mentality, we are empowering business leaders—present and future—to make an impact on the world.
Oh, and yes, we have great swag.
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