Job Description

Content Writer

CyberGuy is looking for an experienced content writer to research, pitch, investigate and write consumer tech stories on a variety of popular topics. Your role will focus on writing consumer tech how-tos, news, gadget reviews, advice, and pop culture with passion and accuracy. Please refer to CyberGuy.com to see the types of articles we cover. 

This is  less of a "technical" content writer and more of a "consumer" tech writer.

Job Highlights

• Ability to research and write tech stories and features on deadline
• Remote contract position for those eligible to work in the United States

Qualifications

• You are passionate about storytelling
• You are curious, understand tech, and are the friend and family member most sought after for tech advice
• You have experience of at least 3 years in storytelling from writing tech-related content
• You are skilled at writing clear and compelling content on deadline
• You have strong news judgment and the ability to identify compelling meaningful stories
• You are skilled at quickly going in-depth and explaining complicated concepts in an understandable way for anyone to follow
• You are curious and able to source facts and information with thoroughness and accuracy
• You are proactive, self-motivated, and adaptable
• You have great attention to detail
• You can think strategically and solve problems independently
• You are resourceful and able to get answers when none are apparent
• You have experience working with a team to bring smart content to life
• You have experience in WordPress and Canva

Key Responsibilities

• You will deliver articles with an average length of 400 to 600 words each
• You will help identify and pitch articles that our audience will find engaging, topical, helpful, entertaining, and relevant that complement our written articles
• You will be responsible for writing, sourcing, adding images to, and completing articles free of spelling and grammatical errors
• You will test all of your work that explains a ‘how-to” process to ensure anyone can accurately follow the steps
• You will write clever headlines and subtitles that are highly compelling yet never bait the audience
• You will qualitatively check your own work for accuracy before submitting it
• You have a flexible schedule able to meet the demands of 24/7 tech news content production

Equal Opportunity

CyberGuy is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind and foster a workplace with job decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. 

Apply for this Job

Submit your resume, cover letter, and samples of your writing via published links that demonstrate the use of SEO headlines. Submissions without writing samples will not be considered.

Would be great if one of the articles submitted included instructional copy that may teach people how to perform a tech-related task. Please refer to CyberGuy.com to see the types of articles we cover.

Please submit to jobs@cyberguy.com

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