Music and Features Editor

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[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]Music and Features Editor is required.

Full details and how to apply can are located in restricted info section of this advert.

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[size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif][size=medium][font=Merriweather, serif]This role is responsible for overseeing Blavity’s new music coverage, helping to define a new voice for black music culture and breaking artists. The editor will work and curate a small team of music freelancers writers to plan and execute coverage of major releases and events, create commentary on new visuals and be the voice of the people.

Requirements:

Familiarity with the entertainment landscape across genres, particularly music 
Ability to conceptualize overall identity and voice for music coverage 
Skilled at constantly generating original ideas for commentary, profiles and reported features, off both the news and release calendar 
Experience assigning, editing and multitasking at an online pace, and using data to help inform coverage choices 
Strong line-editing skills 
Facility with social media-optimized headlines 
Comfortable using different tools — images, GIFs, video, and other forms of multimedia — to tell stories 
Solid stable of freelance writers

Experience: 
• 2-5 years of experience as a writer/editor in the entertainment or music industry 
• Excellent writing/editing skills 
• Extensive, relevant clips 
• A passion and understanding of music, hip hop, culture 
• Precise copy editing skills 
• Social media expertise 

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