Be Part of What's Next
Join ELLE Decor's editorial team to help shape the conversations driving the world of design and luxury lifestyle. As a Temporary News Writer, you'll transform breaking news, emerging trends, and cultural moments into compelling stories that inform, inspire, and engage our audience.
About Hearst Magazines (Why Us?)
Hearst Magazines is home to 30 brands that reach millions of readers across print, digital, social, and emerging platforms. Our iconic portfolio spans fashion, luxury, design, lifestyle, health, entertainment, and more. We combine trusted journalism with innovative storytelling to create content that informs, inspires, and connects audiences around the world.
Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)
- Conduct daily news sweeps to identify timely, relevant, and high-interest story opportunities.
- Write fast, accurate, and engaging news stories that reflect ELLE Decor's elevated, design-forward editorial voice.
- Translate breaking news, cultural conversations, and emerging trends into polished, accessible content for a style-conscious audience.
- Pitch and execute timely digital stories with strong audience appeal and performance potential.
- Cover news across design, architecture, real estate, art, luxury lifestyle, and adjacent cultural spaces.
- Ensure all reporting is accurate, well-sourced, and aligned with ELLE Decor's editorial standards and brand sensibility.
- Collaborate closely with editors to respond quickly to the news cycle while maintaining exceptional quality and a distinctive editorial perspective.
Qualifications (What We're Looking For)
- 2+ years of experience in digital news writing, lifestyle journalism, design media, or a related editorial field, or equivalent experience.
- Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with the ability to produce clean copy under tight deadlines.
- Strong news judgment and the ability to identify stories that resonate with digital audiences.
- Familiarity with design, interiors, architecture, luxury lifestyle, or related cultural topics.
- Ability to balance speed with accuracy while maintaining high editorial standards.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative mindset and willingness to work cross-functionally with editors and other stakeholders.
- Hybrid work schedule based in New York, NY, with an expectation of four days per week in the office.
The hourly rate for this role is $50.00 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
- 2+ years of experience in digital news writing, lifestyle journalism, design media, or a related editorial field
- Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with ability to produce clean copy under tight deadlines
- Strong news judgment and ability to identify stories that resonate with digital audiences
- Familiarity with design, interiors, architecture, luxury lifestyle, or related cultural topics
- Ability to balance speed with accuracy while maintaining high editorial standards
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Collaborative mindset and willingness to work cross-functionally with editors and stakeholders
- Hybrid work schedule based in New York, NY, with an expectation of four days per week in the office
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.
