Editorial
- Business Editor
- Media Reporter
Product
- Associate Product Manager
Business Editor
TheWrap is seeking a skilled and dynamic Business Editor to lead and expand its business coverage, delivering in-depth and industry-focused reporting. This role requires a seasoned editor with a passion for the entertainment and media business, strong journalistic instincts, and a track record of editing and managing high-quality financial and business reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee Business Coverage: Manage and guide TheWrap’s business journalism efforts, including investigative reporting, analysis, and feature writing tailored for an industry audience.
- Editorial Planning: Develop and execute comprehensive coverage plans across key business beats, including TheWrap’s subscription-driven content for WrapPRO.
- Team Collaboration: Ideate and assign stories, provide guidance to reporters, and ensure coverage aligns with TheWrap’s editorial goals by working closely with the executive editor and editor in chief.
- Financial Reporting: Lead the oversight of financial coverage, including earnings reports, mergers and acquisitions, stock market trends, and industry financial conferences.
- Breaking News and Analysis: Supervise timely reporting of breaking financial news and earnings analyses.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure all business and financial content meets TheWrap’s editorial standards for accuracy, depth and insight.
- Audience Engagement: Deliver content that resonates with and engages TheWrap’s industry-focused readership.
Qualifications:
- 5-7 years of proven experience in business or financial journalism, with an emphasis on editing and leadership.
- Deep knowledge of the media, entertainment, and financial industries.
- Strong editing skills and the ability to craft clear, compelling stories.
- Experience managing and mentoring reporters and fostering a collaborative newsroom environment.
- Ability to handle quick turnaround analyses under tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and depth.
- Familiarity with financial reporting, including earnings reports, M&A activity, and stock market trends.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with digital publishing tools and analytics.
- Strong network of industry sources.
- Previous work in a subscription-based or industry-focused publication.
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary: Typical salary range for this role is $110,000 – $130,000, but may vary depending on experience.
- Benefits: Comprehensive health coverage, 401(k) plan and more.
- Growth Opportunities: A dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
This is a Los Angeles or New York-based position.
Please send clips and resumes to adam.chitwood@thewrap.com and sharon@thewrap.com
Media Reporter
TheWrap is seeking a highly skilled and driven Media Reporter to join our team and anchor our media coverage. As a leading voice in entertainment and media news, TheWrap is seeking a dynamic journalist who thrives at the intersection of media and politics and is passionate about covering the ever-evolving media landscape.
Role Overview:
As our Media Reporter, you will be the go-to expert for covering the moves of the media industry and analyzing those moves through deeply reported pieces. This includes digital media, the intersection of AI and media, cable and broadcast news and media coverage of the 2024 election. You’ll dissect major industry shifts, uncover the hidden stories behind media moguls’ decisions, and highlight the ramifications of media moves. Your reporting will provide clarity and context to our readers, offering them a comprehensive view of how the media landscape is changing.
New York location is strongly preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
- Breaking News Coverage: Provide timely, accurate, and compelling coverage of media industry developments.
- In-Depth Reporting: Conduct thorough investigations and feature stories that reveal the underlying forces shaping media. From boardroom battles to policy impacts, your reporting will be insightful and comprehensive.
- Trend Analysis: Identify and analyze emerging trends within the media industry and their implications. Use your expertise to forecast future developments and their potential impact on both sectors.
- Exclusive Content: Cultivate and maintain high-level sources within the media sphere to deliver exclusive stories and insider perspectives that set TheWrap apart from competitors.
- Collaborative Reporting: Work closely with TheWrap’s editorial team to ensure cohesive and engaging coverage across all platforms.
Qualifications:
- Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in journalism, with a proven track record of covering media. Experience in a high-profile media organization is a plus.
- Expertise: Deep understanding of the media industry, political landscape, and their intersection. Ability to translate complex information into engaging and accessible content.
- Skills: Exceptional writing and reporting skills with a knack for uncovering exclusive stories. Strong analytical abilities to interpret and present data and trends effectively.
- Connections: Established network of sources within the media landscape. Proven ability to build and maintain high-level professional relationships.
- Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple stories and deadlines while maintaining high standards of accuracy and integrity.
What We Offer:
- Competitive Salary: Typical salary range for this role is $80,000 – $100,000, but may vary depending on experience.
- Benefits: Comprehensive health coverage, 401(k) plan and more.
- Growth Opportunities: A dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
If you are a passionate journalist with a knack for uncovering the nuances of the media and political landscape, we want to hear from you. Join TheWrap and be part of a team that sets the standard for media reporting.
Please send clips and resumes to adam.chitwood@thewrap.com, sharon@thewrap.com and alexei.barrionuevo@thewrap.com
Weekend News Editor
Leading Hollywood industry news website TheWrap is seeking an experienced weekend news editor for its Los Angeles newsroom. The weekend news editor would join our edit desk and be expected to edit and assign copy as well as to write stories for the site, leaping on breaking stories in the media and entertainment news space. The weekend news editor will be responsible for running news coverage on Saturdays and Sundays working alongside a news writer. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, energetic and capable of multitasking in a high-pressure breaking news environment.
This is a full-time position, Thursday through Monday, that is currently in a hybrid work-from-home model requiring two days per week in TheWrap’s Los Angeles office. Working hours are 9-6 p.m. PT.
Wire service experience and a thorough knowledge in industry and consumer-facing entertainment are most welcome.
Required skills:
- At least 3-5 years experience working in a fast-paced newsroom
- Top-notch line-editing and copyediting skills
- A player-coach who’s as comfortable assigning and editing as writing themselves
- Exceptional communication and managerial instincts
- Comfortable working independently and juggling multiple tasks at once
- Superior news judgment
- Passion for Hollywood industry news and its players
- Topical knowledge in news media, politics and current events
- Proficient and speedy on a CMS such as WordPress
- Ability to crop, resize and source photographs
- Social media savvy
Typical pay for this role is $70,000-$80,000 depending on experience.
Please submit clips and a resume to executive editor adam.chitwood@thewrap.com and deputy managing editor benjamin.lindsay@thewrap.com
Associate Product Manager
We are seeking a dynamic Associate Product Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for technology and a strong understanding of product management principles. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative products in a fast-paced environment. As a Product Management Associate, you will collaborate closely with software developers, designers, and senior stakeholders to create and refine products that engage our audience and drive our business forward. Additionally, your knowledge of email marketing, subscription systems, and the news media landscape will help you shape and deliver effective digital products. You are motivated and eager to explore new frontiers of product development in news media, especially in data analytics and artificial intelligence. This is a remote position that must be able to work on Eastern Time (ET).
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with designers, senior stakeholders, and our technology partners to define product requirements, set priorities, and deliver high-quality digital products.
- Stakeholder Management: Communicate product vision, progress, and results to senior stakeholders and incorporate their feedback into the product development process. Help maintain focus and continuity between implementation teams and leadership.
- Acceptance Testing: Validate the work done by implementation teams to ensure that it meets business needs.
- Product Development: Collaborate with digital leadership to manage the end-to-end product development lifecycle, including ideation, design, development, testing, and launch.
- Audience Development: Leverage knowledge of email marketing and subscription systems to develop and optimize products that drive user engagement and revenue. Conduct market research and analyze industry trends to inform product strategy and ensure our offerings meet the needs of our audience.
- Data-driven Decisions: Use analytics and user feedback to make informed decisions and continuously improve product performance.
Qualifications
This is a multi-faceted role on a dynamic team with opportunities to push your boundaries. We don’t expect you to be an expert in all of these disciplines. Most important is a proven track record of collaboration on a product team and a drive to learn and grow.
- 1-2 years of experience on a digital product team, including routine engagement with software developers and business stakeholders.
- Proficiency with modern productivity tools and the ability to rapidly pick up new ones. Some tools we use frequently are Slack, Jira, Figma, and Google Suite.
- Analytical skills, including the ability to understand and discuss trends in website analytics using tools like GA4 and Chartbeat.
- Strong communication skills. Ability to distill business requirements into technical specifications with the support of senior product leadership and our technology partners; ability to fluently discuss technology tradeoffs and limitations that arise in the product development lifecycle.
- Understanding of Agile software development principles. Experience with Scrum is preferred but not required.
- Experience with SaaS products and services
- Ability to create and execute test cases
- Proficient in project management software
- Knowledge of Scrum methodology for agile development
- Strong skills in requirements gathering and analysis
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in journalism and digital media organizations.
- Proficiency in analytics to drive product or audience decision-making.
- Strong understanding of SEO best practices and their application in content creation.
- Competence in using graphic design software like Figma, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator as a stakeholder.
This position may be done remotely. Salary range for this full-time position is $85,000 – $90,000 a year depending on experience level and includes benefits.
Please submit resumes to jeremy.memmi@thewrap.com