Unchained is seeking a part-time editor for an evergreen section, which will consist of the following:
- An SEO-driven evergreen sub-section on crypto and blockchain concepts and terms
- A reviews and recommendations sub-section for crypto-related products and services
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Create vision for section
- Manage and cultivate freelance writers
- Conceive of concise, digestible format for articles
- Along with writer(s), establish criteria for reviews
- Assign and line edit three to five articles a week
- Work with SEO editor to choose newsworthy and SEO-priority topics
- Manage editorial calendar
- Re-package existing content where relevant from previous podcasts/videos, newsletters, Bulletin and Medium articles, Laura’s book(s), etc.
- Art and web production
- Compile and dissect analytics on the performance of articles in the sections
- Possibly re-package material into courses
Qualifications and Skills:
- Knowledge of the crypto space
- Strong editorial judgment
- SEO and affiliate knowledge
- Experience managing freelancers, setting a production schedule, and line editing
- Ability to write snappy subject lines, headlines and blurbs
- Copy editing/proofreading skills
- Web production skills
- Video/audio production skills a plus
- Creative, resourceful, persistent self-starter
- Detail-oriented
To apply:
Please email hello@unchainedpodcast.com with the subject line “Evergreen editor application” with an email about your interest in the job, your experience and your qualifications, as well as a copy of your resume and some examples of your writing.
About Unchained
Unchained is a twice-weekly podcast and video series by crypto journalist and author Laura Shin. Formerly a senior editor at Forbes, she was the first mainstream journalist to cover crypto full-time, and her podcasts and videos have had more than 20 million downloads and views. Known as “your no-hype resource for all things crypto,” Unchained aims to cover the crypto industry from an objective point of view and in a comprehensive way, touching on everything from technical issues and monetary policy to regulation and culture.