Engadget has always been a scrappy team, but there’s news, reviews, reports, and buying guides that our staff can write in any given week. So we’re looking to add some reliable writers to our team who know their way around the tech space and can turn out fast, clean copy for download. We’re looking for writers in a variety of disciplines: short-form news writing, product reviews, and buying guides (some would call these “best of lists,” but honestly, we prefer the term guide).
You do not have to fit all three of these boxes to apply. Especially if you want to contribute to our news desk, the hours we need the most help are from 7:00am ET to 7:00pm ET, which is a very long time. So if you’re in North America, or even the UK or Europe, it would probably be useful. It doesn’t matter where you’re located as long as you do a great job with reviews, features and buying guides.
What we’re looking for:
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You must already be a published journalist. Granted, some of us have started tech blogging after changing careers, but this time, at least, we feel that someone who has already worked in a newsroom would have the best chance of success.
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We strongly prefer writers with experience writing about consumer technology, gaming, space, science, or some combination thereof.
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It’s nice to be fast, but producing well-written, well-researched copy is critical.
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You’re generally a good colleague who takes feedback and understands that sometimes things get chaotic when the news comes and we have to work quickly and quietly.
And a little about us:
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This is not a personnel position; freelance work.
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We pay $32 an hour to write news. Fixed rates for longer pieces vary, starting at $750 for light reported properties.
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We have several senior editors specializing in news, reviews and buying guides. Depending on your task, you may not work with the same editor every time.
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We are a remote newsroom. For all intents and purposes, Slack is our office.
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We’re a friendly bunch, if we do say so ourselves! Many of our teammates have been here for 5, 10, almost 15 years, not least because it’s just a great place to work.
Suitable candidates should contact us . Please send a CV and at least three clips. Don’t bother with a cover letter; it will just be a polite, grammatically correct email introducing yourself. Please note that there are quite a few of us who monitor this inbox and view resumes. We will respond to applicants who may be a good match.
