News Editor, IGN
Description
The Opportunity:
IGN is hiring a News Editor to contribute to our daily and long-form news coverage. Reporting to the Director of News, you will work with internal writers and freelancers to report on gaming and entertainment news stories from a variety of sources – including your own contacts from the industry. You will also assist in recruiting and editing freelancers as well as directly developing and executing news stories. An understanding and interest in using traffic data to evaluate and tailor news content to the IGN audience is key. The ideal candidate is a proactive reporter who excels at both news discovery and collaborative storytelling.
All candidates that are near our office locations in Los Angeles or New York may have a requirement to work a hybrid schedule. This role generally follows a standard full-time schedule, but due to the nature of the role, you may be required to work outside of normal hours from time to time for industry events and big stories. This role involves computer based work, which requires regular use of hands and vision. Occasional travel is required, which could include lifting and carrying materials, and navigating airports, hotels, and other venues.
Key Responsibilities:
- Stay on top of and discover news, trends, and community engagement to identify what stories and topics we need to be covering in games, entertainment, and tech.
- Identify and prioritize assignments based on newsworthiness, analytics, and/or audience interest.
- Unearth cool off-the-beaten-path stories about video games and entertainment, with community reporting at the heart of each regular beat
- Find and commission stories at the intersection of fandom and science, tech, and celebrity news.
- Interview developers, gamers, executives, actors and anyone else involved in a hot story about the latest video game or movie, whether that’s on the phone or via video call.
- Cover press events and create content plans around major conventions and conferences.
- Set up, manage, and write live blogs on the biggest events in gaming and entertainment
- Assist Director of News in leading IGN news coverage during West Coast hours
- Collaborate with the features team to strategize and contribute to news follow-up features.
- Collaborate with the previews team to identify prominent topics and discussions that can be broken out as news segments.
- Collaborate with the IGN Video Production team to create and participate on-camera in shows, longform reports, and other forms of video news coverage.
Job Qualifications:
- You have an established experience as an editor, and news reporter in games, entertainment, and/or tech.
- You consider yourself embedded in tracking news, and can identify the most interesting and newsworthy details of a story.
- You have regularly covered trade shows and conventions.
- You understand how to write for IGN's audience and can optimize your pieces for both search and organic discovery.
- You know how to build up rapport, trust, and support by engaging games and entertainment enthusiasts.
- You have good camera presence and can speak extemporaneously on games and entertainment-related topics.
- You have established contacts in the gaming, tech, and/or entertainment industries.
- You are familiar with online spaces where fandoms gather, including subreddits, Discords, and social media
- You are an active player of video games, regularly dipping into the latest big releases, and watch blockbuster movies and hot streaming shows as a matter of course
- The video games, movies, and shows you love, you really really love, and you spend plenty of time fussing over hot topics, lore, and meta changes
About IGN Entertainment:
IGN Entertainment, a division of Ziff Davis, is one of the world’s largest gaming and entertainment media platforms for fans to explore and celebrate games, film, TV, comic, and much more. Across its 15 digital properties, IGNE reaches more than 470 million monthly users in 100 countries and engages with 85 million fans on social media. Through its online digital store Humble Bundle, IGNE has donated over $270 million to more than 38,000 charities worldwide, underscoring its commitment to making a positive impact. Learn more at corp.ign.com.
About Ziff Davis:
Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) is a vertically focused digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Today, Ziff Davis is focused on seven key verticals – Technology, Connectivity, Shopping, Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cybersecurity and Marketing Technology. Its brands include IGN, Mashable, RetailMeNot, PCMag, Humble Bundle, Spiceworks, Ookla (Speedtest), RootMetrics, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, Moz, iContact and Vipre Security.
Our Benefits:
IGN Entertainment offers competitive salaries in addition to robust, health and wellness-focused benefits, including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as life and disability benefits. Our employees enjoy Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), a 401(k) with company match, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
We are committed to work-life balance with Flexible Time Off, Volunteer Time Off, and paid holidays. We offer family building and caregiving support and generous Family Care and Parental leave, when you need it. We also provide Fitness Reimbursement and access to wellness programs, ensuring our team stays healthy both physically and mentally.
At Ziff Davis, we remain dedicated to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We offer Employee Resource Groups, company-sponsored events, and regular opportunities for professional growth through educational support, mentorship programs, and career development resources. Our employees are recognized and celebrated through employee engagement programs and recognition awards.
If you're seeking a dynamic and collaborative work environment where you can see the direct impact of your performance and thrive both personally and professionally, then IGN Entertainment is the place for you.
Compensation Range:
Ziff Davis provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The total salary compensation for this role is $80,000 - $90,000. Individual pay within the compensation range for this business unit specific role is determined based on a variety of factors including experience, scope of the role, capabilities to perform the role, education and training, as well as business and company performance.
Ziff Davis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. At Ziff Davis, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has always been about fairness, equal opportunity, and belonging. DEI enables us to attract and retain the best talent, regardless of background or circumstances, while enabling our thousands of employees worldwide to thrive. If you have a disability or learning difficulty that requires accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected].
Salary Disclosure: This position is part of the IGN Creators Guild, a NewsGuild union, and a contract is being negotiated. The salary range for this role is $80,000 - $90,000. For more information, please visit the NewsGuild website, https://mediaworkers.org/.
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