WIRED is Hiring a Service Writer
WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business, science to design. The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ways of thinking, new connections, and new industries. WIRED reaches more than 30 million people each month through WIRED.com, our digital edition, the magazine, social media, and live events.
Job Description
WIRED readers often come to us with tough questions about how to engage with technology. How can I get more out of my smart speaker? How can I protect my personal data online? What’s the best age to give my kid their own smartphone? What’s the most low-carbon way to commute if it’s too far to walk? These aren’t trivial questions; our readers look to us for trustworthy answers that require expertise, patience, and research.
To that end, WIRED seeks a talented writer devoted to reader service. We’re looking for a journalist with subject-matter expertise across multiple topics in our world: mobile apps, the smart home, online services, privacy, security, battery technology, and parenting tech, among others. We’re not looking for the usual SEO chum; we want to build a library of insightful articles that provide clear, long-lasting value to the WIRED reader.
Your clips should show strong writing skills, sourced reporting, thoughtful insight into trends, and a track record of producing clear service journalism, how-to content, and reported news stories. This position reports to WIRED’s service editor.
Primary Responsibilities
• Reporting and writing 2 to 3 reader service stories per week across WIRED’s areas of interest.
• Collaborating with the service editor and other section editors to generate reader service ideas and help shape the direction and tone of WIRED’s service journalism
• Developing and maintaining reporting sources with experts across topics in the WIRED world
• Refreshing older service stories when appropriate to help ensure our guidance is up-to-date and accurate
• Contributing to coverage of major events (including Apple events, Google I/O, and CES), identifying opportunities for reader service pieces that can help our audience navigate changes to the product landscape
• Contributing to WIRED’s coverage of breaking news and trends reporting when needed
• Working with WIRED’s social, photo, and video teams to help shape overall storytelling efforts
• Follow SEO and affiliate linking best practices
Desired Skills and Qualifications
• Exemplary writing skills, with the clips to prove it
• The ability to point at a technology and tell us how it’s going to change our future
• Experience writing breaking news content
• Experience writing reader service and how-to content
• A roster of sources within the tech industry
What Happens Next?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply here, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.
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