Part Time Writer, Beauty

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Pitch, report, and write on various beauty topics.

• Create 6–8 stories of 500 words each weekly, encompassing pitches and assignments.

• Produce original, reported beauty articles, trend analyses, and features related to skin care, makeup, hair, and body care.

• Keep updated on beauty trends, research, and prominent thought leaders in the industry.

• Manage assignments, including conducting interviews and follow-ups.

• Represent Bustle at events as needed, which may include product launches, previews, press breakfasts and dinners, and press trips.

• Collaborate with other departments on story creation.

• Contribute innovative ideas for social video content.

• Develop concepts to enhance Bustle Beauty’s editorial coverage across multiple platforms.

• Identify opportunities to transform beauty coverage into captivating social content.

• Maintain communication with the Deputy Beauty Editor throughout the work shift.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years experience in beauty coverage.

• Capable of delivering clean, precise, well-sourced, and authoritative copy punctually while welcoming feedback.

• Comprehension of what constitutes a Bustle story.

• Ability to adhere to Bustle’s SEO, style, and writing/reporting standards.

• Proficient in writing with personality and flair while discovering unique angles.

• Strong knowledge of the beauty social media landscape.

• Keen instinct for spotting emerging trends, viral products, and influencers.

• Availability to work 28 hours during business hours, ET.

• Skills in sourcing, conducting phone interviews, and referencing peer-reviewed studies.

• A network of industry contacts and trusted experts, such as dermatologists, estheticians, and trichologists, is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Part-time schedule of 28 hours during business hours, ET.

• Remote work flexibility during shifts.

• Opportunity to represent Bustle at industry events, including product launches, press events, press trips, and similar occasions.