[Hiring] Staff Writer, Careers @Forbes

Role Description

We are seeking a talented and ambitious staff writer to lead our career coverage. The successful applicant will:

• Produce actionable, advice-focused stories
• Spot and explain significant workplace trends
• Write a weekly careers newsletter
• Contribute to videos, webinars, and other community building activities

Careers is a vital part of our new Service desk: a team of reporters and editors who work together, with our contributor network and AI tools, to create essential content that readers can use to further their own careers, small businesses, education, and personal finances.

We are seeking a cutting-edge traditionalist–someone who is interested in complementing the highest-quality reporting, writing, editing, fact-checking, judgment, and other fundamental journalism skills with AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Content Creation: Produce clear, engaging, and original content, including how-to guides, interviews, trend stories, success stories, and explainers.
• Newsletter Production: Write a weekly Careers newsletter that weaves your own stories and relevant posts from other staff writers and contributors into a quick must-read.
• Audience-Centric Approach: Grow our community of readers through surveys, focus groups, and more.
• Content Planning: In partnership with the Service desk head, manage a content calendar, proposing themes, topics, and features that will drive reader engagement.
• Collaboration: Work closely with staff, the contributor network, audience development, newsletters, and other teams to ensure your work is cohesive with the overall editorial strategy and priorities.

Qualifications

• 4-5+ years of experience in journalism, with a strong emphasis on writing for digital platforms, particularly service journalism, newsletters, or similar direct-to-audience content.
• Experience covering careers is highly preferred.
• Exceptional reporting, writing, editing, and proofreading skills with a keen focus on detail, clarity, and accuracy.
• Proven ability to craft compelling and engaging content across various platforms.
• Strong interest in innovative ways to use AI platforms to assist your workflow.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey messages and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Genuine passion for listening to readers and helping them find the information they want and need to build successful careers.

Requirements

• Ability to translate complex information into easily digestible insights, while minimizing unhelpful jargon.
• Willingness to explore and experiment with emerging tools and technologies.

Benefits

• The annual base salary range for this role is $80,000 - $100,000.

Company Description

Forbes is an iconic global media brand that has symbolized success for over a century. Fueled by journalism that informs and inspires, Forbes spotlights the doers and doings shaping industries, achieving success, and making an impact on the world.

Forbes connects and convenes the most influential communities ranging from billionaires, business leaders, and rising entrepreneurs to creators and innovators.

The Forbes brand reaches more than 140 million people monthly worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature ForbesLive events, and 49 licensed local editions in 81 countries.