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The Hustle seeks a staff writer to cover business and technology

April 11, 2020

Posted by Chris Roush

The Hustle is one of the country’s fastest-growing media companies. We are a community of builders who are hellbent on changing the world through business.
We support this community with business insights and analysis, access to world-class leaders, and a powerful network to help people start and grow their companies.
THE ROLE
This role is ideal for a versatile writer capable of generating big ideas at the intersection of business and technology. You’ll contribute across our editorial products, writing stories for our daily email and its audience of 1m+ subscribers, our long-form Sunday edition, and our paid member community for entrepreneurs, Trends. We’re also looking for candidates with experience producing podcasts and videos as we continue to grow our offerings in those areas.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
— Generate distinctive story ideas, using your mastery of the day’s most important tech and business news, and by developing a deep network of sources.
— Write engaging pieces on daily deadlines that convey the news in The Hustle’s signature voice (bonus points if you can make us laugh).
— Contribute longer, more deeply reported pieces that surprise and delight our readers, showing them how the worlds of tech and business are changing.
— Help us find creative new ways to engage with our daily audience and our fast-growing entrepreneurial community.
— Be comfortable wearing many hats as we adapt to meet our audience’s needs.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
— A creative approach to storytelling and idea generation
— A demonstrated ability to identify shifts in business and technology and write stories that inform a highly educated audience
— Ability to deliver clean copy under daily deadline pressure
— Experience writing short- and long-form content
If you’re interested in business and tech news and you can write about it in an entertaining way, we’d love to hear from you.
MUST-HAVE QUALITIES
— An adaptable, can-do spirit
— Resourceful and able to take direction well
— Defaults to optimism, one of our company’s core values
— Great brainstormer capable of generating ideas
— Ability to move fast and balance multiple assignments at once
SALARY & BENEFITS
— Competitive pay
— Medical, dental, and vision insurance
— 401(k) plan
— Flexible Spending Account
— Commuter benefits
— Monthly book stipend
— Weekly team lunches
— Team happy hours
— A chance to help create and shape indispensable editorial products and services that serve a global audience
ABOUT THE HUSTLE
Our mission is simple: Build a modern information company that has a direct relationship with 80 million working professionals.
We started with business news and analysis that busy professionals need every day. We’ve expanded into paid subscription products and services for our audience of builders, doers, and dreamers.
For an archive of our latest stories, check out our website. To learn more about careers at The Hustle, and to see our list of company values, go here.
To apply, go here.

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