Features/Real Life Writer

US Features/Real Life Writer

Position: Full Time/Permanent

Location: New York

Salary: Salary range: $90,000-$110,000

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic, experienced writer to join the growing features desk in our New York office. The role will focus on real-life, ‘As Told To’ features so having experience in that format is helpful, but a broad familiarity with delivering impactful, engaging features is also vital.

This is an in-office, Monday to Friday position covering a 9-hour shift, though applicants must be willing to work flexible hours.

The features department is playing a crucial part in helping to achieve our North Star goal of 1m global subscribers by 2028.

Main Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Speedily writing 1000–1400-word articles on subjects spanning show business, celebrity, crime, health, politics and other news-driven topics
• Pitching compelling stories on a daily basis and finding interesting case studies and interviews
• Working with photo editors to compose images to illustrate articles
• Building articles in a content management system

Person Specification

We are seeking professionals with the following experience:

• At least 3-5 years working as a feature writer at a newspaper, news website, magazine or television news show
• Knowledge of the DailyMail.com brand, editorial voice and audience
• An understanding of what sorts of stories work to attract, retain and delight subscribers
• Ability to restructure opinion articles is a plus
• Specific experience covering real-life, crime, celebrity, showbiz and / or politics is a plus
• Knowledge of online research tools

Please send a short cover letter explaining why you believe you’d be successful in this role and three published pieces that demonstrate your range as a feature writer.

About Us

The Daily Mail is an award-winning, multi-platform newsbrand reaching more than 33 million print and online readers each month. The world-famous media outlet offers a unique blend of breaking news, agenda-setting exclusives, showbiz, health, sport and lifestyle stories across print (UK), digital, video, audio and social channels. Its global newsroom of journalists, formidable story-getting power and breadth of formats delivers highly engaging, trusted Daily Mail content to millions of loyal and new audiences. Founded in 1896, the Daily Mail is today the largest news publisher on TikTok, with more than 28 million total followers and more than 45 billion views in the past year. A trailblazing global phenomenon, the Daily Mail is part of dmg::media.

Our Commitment

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace culture. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of their ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

We are Disability Confident Committed. Please let us know if you require any recruitment documentation in other formats or if you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process. Please be assured that any such information will be held separately to your recruitment application and will not be considered as part of the selection process.