Dexerto is looking for a journalist who can write entertaining news stories about fast food and viral food trends.
This isn't a role for lovers of fine dining, food critics or recipe writers. We are looking for people who can write about fun viral stories about fast food and drinks outlets such as McDonald's, Starbucks, KFC, and more. You would also cover things such as new flavours of Prime, Pokemon cards in Happy Meals or new recipes that have gone viral on TikTok.
Having an awareness of all the major US fast-food chains is essential as you'll have to source stories about the likes of McDonald's, KFC, Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, Subway, Wendys, Dominos, Papa Johns, as well as other delivery services like Uber or Doordash. Knowledge of the more dine-in chains, such as Outback Steakhouse, Buffalo Wild Wings, Hooters, etc, would also be good.
As well as covering trending news stories, the Trending Food writer will be responsible for writing some SEO guide content, lists, and explainers. Knowledge of the Food Network's or Netflix's Reality TV shows would be an advantage but is not essential.
So, if you're a Guys Grocery Games fanatic, make sure to mention it in your cover letter!
Experience in writing for a publication is advantageous (news, evergreen, SEO content) as you will be expected to source news stories independently.
We’re looking for people who are really in the loop with what the next big fast food trend is and somebody who understands what trending food subjects resonate with a wide audience.
Requirements
- Understanding and knowledge of food trends and fast food
- A snappy and compelling writing style
- Able to write to short deadlines under pressure
- Have a keen attention to detail – can spot grammatical errors and fact-check
- Creative ability – able think of feature ideas and suggest news stories that will resonate with our audience
- Able to act independently on writing tasks
- Is confident with social media
- SEO knowledge desirable but not essential
- Own computing equipment that can run Photoshop and be able to use it competently
- Experience with content management systems is desirable (Wordpress)
- Able to work full-time hours (40) without other education or job commitments
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Submit your resume with a detailed cover letter explaining how your skills and experience relate to the role. We would also like to see links to your previous work.
The salary range for this position is $27,000 to $30,000 per year.