About BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to making it better: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like Complex Networks and HuffPost to come.

Business Area: Content
Job Category: Editorial
Salary: 20-30/hr USD
Union Status: Non Union 
BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role

BuzzFeed Inc. is looking for a freelance writer with experience covering timely pop culture news to work with our weekend team. In this role, you will receive assignments from our weekend editors and turn around pop culture news stories within two hours. If you follow everyone, from Lil Nas X to Lana Condor, and you have the willingness to cover them obsessively, we’d love to hear from you. 

This freelance position has an hourly rate of $20-$30 and candidates should be able to start immediately. Remote candidates are eligible. Residents of California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington are encouraged to apply. 

You Will

  • Write assignments from BuzzFeed’s weekend editors and execute them quickly
  • Generate and execute ideas for content based on news of the day
  • Work weekends, 9-5 PM ET

You Have

  • Ability to cover various topics including music, TV, film, fashion, beauty, sports, etc.
  • The ability to find unique angles for major news stories, including parsing social reactions to add context to BuzzFeed’s pop culture content
  • Some experience writing about sensitive topics, as well as content for BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other diverse communities

Preferred skills:

  • Experience writing Celebrity and other trending news stories
  • Experience vetting and sourcing photos
  • Experience with SEO

To apply:

  • Instead of a formal cover letter please send a short explanation of why you would be a good fit for this role and what kinds of Celebrity news content you would like to cover for BuzzFeed

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We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are  proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.

You can expect:

  • A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more

We want all employees to feel safe and comfortable when they engage in any in-person meetings, when visiting the office, or when working from an offsite production or meeting location. As part of this commitment to health and safety, BuzzFeed requires COVID-19 vaccines for current U.S. employees, including all newly hired employees. Requests for accommodation per applicable law for health and/or religious reasons will be considered. Union employees are subject to what is outlined in their applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Note: BuzzFeed, Inc. offers remote/flexible work (unless specified to be required to be in-person) and open to hiring remote candidates who are residents in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, and WV. For non sales roles, we can also hire in AK, AR, AZ, ID, KS, MO, ND, SC, and VT.

 

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