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Position:	Lead Blogger and Editor - Design News
Location:	Open Location, All Locations
Job Status:	Freelance
Salary:	Not Specified
Ad Expires:	November 26, 2009
Job ID:	1113510

Description:
Lead the charge.

Leading Internet content provider is looking for an accomplished senior editor/writer to serve as a Lead Blogger and help launch the design news area of a media-focused real estate website. We are looking for focused, driven applicants, passionate about helping consumers understand the values of their homes and rentals through the world of design whether it’s interior or product design, digital home theater design, architecture and landscaping—any kind of design that helps consumers develop greater insight to the value and attachment of their homes. The ideal candidate will be able to oversee, edit, and write fast-moving news related to real estate style and the way it improves and obscures home values every day, making sure our site is ahead of its competition while also creating regular columns and features that will give consumers provocative news and opinion about real estate they can find nowhere else.

Deep commitment to understanding real estate trends, to helping consumers solve everyday design problems related to the value of their homes, and to expressing that knowledge in a fast, inclusive, fun approach to the everyday problems of real estate.

Working remotely, you will have a cool head, grace under pressure, and the ability to manage a variety of skill levels and personalities, many of them also working remotely. Must be both a team player and team leader.

Specifically, the editor will:

• Help coordinate all daily coverage of real estate design news and trends. The editor will assign stories, field pitches, and coordinate with managers to make sure all news is covered. • Develop distinctive feature columns that give our site a strongly differentiated voice and vision. • Edit stories, ensure they are SEO-friendly and properly optimized. • Hire and develop freelance writers. • Keep abreast of web world conventions, social networking, mobile technologies, etc. and contribute the overall creative growth of the site.

Requirements:

• 5-7 years category experience, including assigning and editing text. • Basic understanding of HTML, Photoshop and internet publishing platforms. • Wide-ranging understanding of design and real estate news and trends • Highly organized self-starter who can think big but pays attention to detail • Rolodex of writers and industry contacts • Endless energy and ideas. • As comfortable—and competent—working remotely as you would be in an office

To apply, please send resume PASTED INTO EMAIL (no attachments will be accepted) to housingmarkets@gmail.com.