Newsletter Writer, Freelance

🕒 May 23

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Electrify Video Partners

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2021

📱 Media

🤝 B2B

💰 $85M Private Equity Round - Electrify Video Partners on 2023-09

Media • B2B

Electrify Video Partners is a next-generation media company and creator investment and management firm that invests in, scales, and partners with creator-founded brands. It provides creative, commercial and technical support — including content production, distribution, monetization, brand partnerships, and accelerator programs — to grow multi-platform audiences and diversify revenue streams. Electrify also runs impact initiatives and training to support values-led and not-for-profit creators.

📋 Description

• Research, write and edit a regular email newsletter aligned to fern’s editorial focus • Produce exclusive reporting and behind-the-scenes pieces that complement — rather than repeat — fern’s YouTube output • Develop fresh angles and insights on the videos fern publishes, surfacing details, sources, and context that didn’t make the final cut • Craft strong, scroll-stopping subject lines, opening hooks and tightly structured stories optimised for open rates, read-through and engagement • Translate complex topics spanning true crime, geopolitics, history, science, technology, and society into accessible, compelling written storytelling • Work from briefs, internal research, and existing long-form content to create original newsletter editions and adaptations where relevant • Collaborate with Editors, Researchers and Producers to ensure newsletter stories reflect fern’s journalistic standards and visual storytelling • Iterate on editions based on feedback and performance insights (open rate, click-through, subscriber growth) • Stay up to date with newsletter trends, formats, and email best practices • Contribute to occasional branded content ideation where required

🎯 Requirements

• English language proficiency (essential) • Background in journalism, documentary, or factual storytelling • Proven experience writing high-performing written content — ideally newsletters, longform digital journalism, or features • Strong understanding of subject-line writing, pacing, and reader-retention strategies for email • Ability to simplify complex topics without losing accuracy or nuance • A genuine interest in true crime and geopolitics, alongside curiosity across history, science, technology, and society • Strong research skills and attention to factual accuracy, including sourcing, fact-checking, and handling sensitive subject matter responsibly • Ability to work efficiently and deliver high-quality output within a limited time allocation • Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with remote teams • Experience writing for or producing investigative, educational, or documentary-style content

🏖️ Benefits

• Work from anywhere • Flexible hours • Employee referral program • The opportunity to work in a fast-paced, vibrant, dynamic, and innovative environment where you can learn and grow quickly • A supportive, inclusive and collaborative team