PasteMagazine.com is seeking an Assistant Music Editor. The position is part-time (approximately two hours each morning), freelance and remote.
Assistant Music Editor
Pay: $500/month
Requirements: An expert knowledge of music from indie rock to alt-country to hip hop. The ability to be funny, to write conversationally, to edit for style and grammar, and to generate good ideas for Music features and lists. You must be a fast and thorough editor, as you will be working through a lot of copy. Familiarity with basic CMS preferred (we use Moveable Type).
Job Description: Each month, to help assign and edit lists, reviews, features, galleries, short blog posts and news items to our stable of freelance writers. Availability in the morning is preferred.
Note: Any writing the Assistant Music Editor does will be paid on a per-piece base in addition to the monthly editor’s stipend.
If you’d like to apply for this position, send a resume, links to writing samples and a cover letter to [email protected], along with answers to the following questions:
1. What is your vision for Paste’s music coverage?
2. What are 3-5 essays or lists you’d like to write or assign for the section?
See all openings at The Paste Jobs Board.