Freelance Writer – Gaming, Entertainment, Viral News

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Dexerto

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51 - 200 employees

📣 Marketing

💼 Consulting

📱 Media

💰 Seed Round on 2016-10

Marketing • Consulting • Media

Dexerto is an award-winning media company at the forefront of gaming culture and entertainment. It strives to be the premier destination for engaging and informative coverage of all things gaming and entertainment, with a mission to lead its audience from initial curiosity to obsession. The company boasts 61 million monthly website users, 3. 5 billion cross-platform views in 2023, and 15 million social followers, emphasizing its significant impact and presence in the gaming media industry. Dexerto collaborates with prominent entities like Fnatic and Squarespace to produce engaging content such as documentaries and exclusive behind-the-scenes journeys with gaming icons. With offices in London, Paris, and Chicago, Dexerto continues to shape the future of gaming and entertainment media coverage on a global scale.

📋 Description

• Writing fast, accurate, and engaging news stories across Dexerto's core coverage areas • Covering gaming, TV & Movies, anime, entertainment, food, social media, content creators, and viral internet culture • Identifying stories through social media, industry sources, and trend monitoring • Pitching original story ideas and features • Publishing and promoting stories across social media platforms including X and Facebook • Writing social copy that encourages engagement and helps stories reach new audiences • Working closely with editors to ensure stories meet Dexerto's editorial standards • Contributing ideas for headlines, angles, and follow-up coverage • Helping identify emerging trends before they become mainstream stories

🎯 Requirements

• Experience writing for a digital publication, website, newspaper, magazine, or similar outlet • Strong news judgment and an instinct for stories that will resonate with online audiences • Excellent writing, research, and fact-checking skills • A genuine interest in gaming, entertainment, social media, content creators, and online culture • A strong understanding of social media platforms and how stories spread online • Experience using platforms such as X, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, and Reddit • Experience posting content to social media accounts on behalf of a publication is desirable • The ability to work quickly without sacrificing accuracy • Someone who is happy covering a wide range of topics and adapting to new trends.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary