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We’re hiring a part-time Fact Checker, News. This is a contractor role.
About our team and what we’ll build together
Our team is made up of collaborative, unique, kind, inclusive individuals who bring their A-game to work every day. As a mission-driven brand, we have the unique ability to assess what our audience needs to know vs. chasing what every other brand is covering. We have a lot of creative freedom and understanding of our audience and we work together to deliver informative, accurate, accessible content. We create the articles, podcasts, videos, etc. that power our website, newsletters, podcasts, social channels, and more.
How you’ll contribute to our mission
You'll be responsible for fact-checking the Daily Skimm newsletter Sunday-Thursday, 7:30pm-10:30pmET. This role reports to the Editorial Director of News at theSkimm.
What you'll do
- Support the news team by fact-checking the Daily Skimm newsletter
- Scour reliable sources to fact-check every detail
- Recommend factual changes
- Cite all sources with full confidence in their accuracy
- Communicate professionally and efficiently with writers and editors about any changes needed in editorial content
- Meet with editors and managers regularly to reassess any fact-checking processes and offer/receive feedback
You’re ready for this! Here’s a bit more about what we’re looking for
- At least 2+ years of experience in fact-checking specific positions OR writing/editing roles that require fact-checking
- Strong journalistic judgment with a specific eye for fact-checking standards
- Experience in a fast-paced environment, with an ability to anticipate and respond quickly to change
- A knack for making news stories feel urgent, personal, relatable, and engaging
- Ability to self-motivate and be a team player across multiple departments
- Bachelor's Degree
There is a set schedule for this role.
- Sunday-Thursday
- 7:30pm-10:30pmET
The role pays $35/hour.
What would set you apart
- Experience with content targeting millennial women
- Experience working on newsletters
Our story, Skimm’d
We’re a mission-driven digital media company giving millennial women the information they need to live their smartest lives. At our core, we are writers, editors, producers, designers, marketers, engineers, analysts, sellers, creatives, and strategists all working together to achieve this goal.Since launching in 2012, we have become a trusted source for a community of millions of Skimm’rs by seamlessly integrating into their existing routines, fundamentally changing the way our audience consumes news and makes decisions.
Our flagship product, the Daily Skimm, remains the fastest-growing newsletter on the market, and we continue to innovate, find new ways to Skimm everything from finance and careers to voting, wellness and downtime. Our product suite has expanded to include three top-rated podcasts, “Skimm This'', “Pop Cultured”, and “9 to 5ish,” theSkimm mobile app, Skimm Money and Skimm Your Life newsletters, a virtual course series called SkimmU, and Skimm Studios for innovative in-house video and audio content. Our first book, How to Skimm Your Life, was released in June 2019 and debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. And we’re not done! We continue to grow the breadth of our offerings in life’s necessary categories and by expanding our products across events, commerce, customized content, and audio, our ecosystem will become the go-to resource for this generation - and the ones that follow - in the most critical areas of their lives. Come join us!Learn more about us and our other opportunities here.*Any correspondence from our team will come from a @theskimm.com email account!Please click here for theSkimm's Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.
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