Forbes believes in the power of entrepreneurial capitalism and uses it on various platforms to ignite the conversations that drive systemic change in business, culture and society. We celebrate success and are committed to using our megaphone to drive diversity, equity and inclusion.

Forbes is hiring for its News Desk. The ideal candidate should be a news obsessive with a passion for thinking quickly and creatively off breaking news and emerging news trends and topic areas, and anticipating the questions a smart reader would have. The challenge for the desk is to quickly distill big news events down to their essence, in crystal-clear prose and with proper context, for the Forbes Topline story format, adding supplemental reporting whenever possible.

Top candidates should be generalists who can write about anything, but specific experience covering businesses, markets or entrepreneurs is a plus.

This is a temporary position.

Responsibilities:

  • Write on major news stories that make sense for a general Forbes audience, quickly turning around articles with sharp, story-advancing approaches and angles.
  • Identify topics and questions raised by news stories, and be able to clearly explain them through research and reporting.
  • Ability to spot fresh and interesting stories that have not already been widely shared.
  • Write multiple posts on any given topic every day.
  • Clearly communicate across Forbes’ multiple editorial departments and contributors.
  • Write accurate, lively and concise posts.
  • Track down sources quickly for interviews when necessary.
  • Strong headline writing skills, and comfort with any/all social media platforms.
  • Strong interest in and basic knowledge of business news and financial coverage.

The Ideal Candidate:

  • Experience: 3-plus years as a full-time writer or editor.
  • Proven ability at writing quickly and accurately.
  • Outstanding writing, grammar and editing abilities.
  • An instinct and enthusiasm for advancing news stories, as well as writing stories that resonate with the target audience.
  • Understanding of the latest content trends and technologies, including content management systems like Wordpress, Social Media and SEO best practices.

The hourly rate for this role is $28.85 - $28.85.

Forbes has estimated the compensation range set forth above in good faith.  The compensation range is what we believe we will offer, and ultimately pay, a successful candidate.  In determining this range, we consider the experience, level of education (if applicable to the role), knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be had by a successful candidate as well as the budget and the company’s pay rates, generally. This said, we may have to make changes to our compensation estimates and job descriptions from time to time and we expressly reserve the right to do so.  Should we make any such changes, this advertisement will be revised to reflect such revisions.  We encourage you to occasionally re-visit this advertisement to ensure that you are abreast of any changes.  Thank you for your interest in joining Forbes!

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Forbes aims to offer employees the flexibility they need in order to be successful. We offer a hybrid work schedule for our employees. Some roles may be fully remote (within the U.S.) if it aligns with the needs of the position

Forbes is an equal opportunity employer.

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