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Bring your sharp editorial eye to Delish and help ensure every story is polished, accurate, and ready to engage our audience. As a Temporary Copy Editor, you’ll play an important role in maintaining editorial quality and consistency while working with a collaborative, fast-moving team.
About Hearst Magazines (Why Us?)
Hearst Magazines’ portfolio of more than 30 iconic brands in the U.S. inspires and entertains audiences across all media platforms. From digital and social media to print and emerging platforms, our brands connect with millions of people every day through trusted, compelling content and experiences.
Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)
- Copy-edit and proofread editorial content for grammar, spelling, punctuation, usage, clarity, consistency, and adherence to established style guidelines.
- Review copy efficiently and accurately while managing tight editorial deadlines.
- Collaborate with editors, writers, and fact-checkers to review edits, resolve questions, and maintain the integrity of each story.
- Check contract proofs carefully and make corrections or updates as needed.
- Apply a meticulous eye for detail to identify errors, inconsistencies, and opportunities to improve readability.
- Manage multiple assignments and shifting priorities while maintaining a high standard of editorial quality.
- Communicate edits and editorial recommendations clearly and constructively with cross-functional partners.
Qualifications (What We’re Looking For)
- Previous professional copy-editing, proofreading, or related editorial experience, or equivalent experience demonstrating strong command of editorial standards.
- Deep knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage, with the ability to apply editorial style guidelines consistently.
- Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, polished work.
- Ability to work quickly and accurately under tight deadlines while balancing multiple assignments.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively with editors, writers, fact-checkers, and other editorial partners.
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills, including the ability to adapt as editorial needs evolve.
- This is a remote position.
The hourly rate for this role is $50 per hour. This position is not eligible for bonus or commission compensation. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.
Hearst Magazines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Skills Required
- Previous professional copy-editing, proofreading, or related editorial experience, or equivalent experience demonstrating strong command of editorial standards
- Deep knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage, with the ability to apply editorial style guidelines consistently
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, polished work
- Ability to work quickly and accurately under tight deadlines while balancing multiple assignments
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively with editors, writers, fact-checkers, and other editorial partners
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills, including the ability to adapt as editorial needs evolve
Hearst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hearst and has not been reviewed or approved by Hearst.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
Hearst Insights
What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.
