Footwear News: Senior Trending News Editor

Footwear News is hiring a Senior Trending News Editor to create content for Footwearnews.com aligned with what readers are searching for en masse. This role requires a journalist with a demonstrated interest in driving traffic while reporting on contemporary streetwear trends, sneakers and the culture of the sneaker-obsessed community, lifestyle topics and viral news. This position is for a writer who is in-the-know and thinks creatively, critically, and analytically about content that attracts a high-volume readership and authentically reaches its audience. Coverage includes news in real-time in addition to feature stories, interviews and evergreen reporting. This role is based in New York or LA.

Responsibilities

• Daily production of stories.
• Ability to take direction and feedback and manage time efficiently with a fast-paced workload.
• Achieve robust volume and traffic targets.

Requirements

• Must have demonstrated an understanding of metrics-based strategies.
• Commitment to covering content with success is defined by traffic performance.
• Journalistic excellence covering sneakers and streetwear culture at recognized publications with 3-4+ years of experience.
• Attention to detail, including following specific best practices that directly impact traffic.
• Knowledge of SEO best practices and Google Trends.
• Can-do, positive, cooperative, collaborative, and highly motivated attitude.

Typical wage range: $60k - $70k

Factors that could be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, years of experience and comparison to current employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range. The total compensation package for this position will also include other elements, a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits including 401(k) eligibility and paid time off benefits. PMC is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. PMC is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. As part of our company-wide rollout of PMC’s paid healthcare plan, for this role the company pays 100% of the monthly health, dental and vision plan premiums for the employee and their family. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

It’s all About You…

At PMC, your wellness is top of mind. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to nurture you and your loved ones, including pets! Our package includes Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) HSA with an employer contribution, FSA (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), EAP, Life Insurance, 401K with an employer match, Paid Parental Leave, Long-term Disability, generous Paid Time off (PTO), Pet Insurance, and Home & Auto insurance. Our Wellness initiatives rotate yoga, meditation, wellness weeks on a variety of topics, and financial wellness. We continuously elevate our offerings with more, for you.