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NewsCred's Content Marketing Cloud software provides the easiest end-to-end solution for content planning, creation, publishing and analytics. In one place, brands gain unprecedented access to the world's largest content marketplace, including licensed content from over 5,000 publishers and original content from our award-winning journalist network.

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The Brand Journalist is primarily responsible for assisting the Managing Editor in curating and creating content for the NewsCred blog and academy. In addition, the Brand Journalist collects content performance data that ultimately informs our content strategy. This person should be a strong, experienced writer and researcher who is familiar with social media and SEO tactics, content marketing best practices, video production, and visual storytelling. A background in publishing, journalism, or editorial work is preferred. 

Create Content

• Assist the Managing Editor in building Content Marketing Strategy.
• Pitch ideas for blog, video, visual, and long-form content (ebooks, white papers, etc.).
• Write approximately 3-5 blog posts per week, one long-form research-based piece of content per month that adhere to client restrictions, SEO and style guidelines, and brand voice.

Curate Content

• Use software recommendations to find brand relevant licensed content on regular basis 
• Be up to date on current marketing, advertising, and tech news to make informed curation decisions.

Data Collection and Analysis

• Monitor performance metrics for content through a combination of the CMC and Google Analytics
• Utilize Excel to show a correlation between content performance and variables such as source, topic and format.
• Provide initial conclusions to Marketing Team on what is driving changes in performance. 

• 2- 5 years experience as a writer 
• Degree in marketing, communications, or journalism 
• Background in branded content/editorial 

What we can offer you!

• Best in class compensation plans
• Great benefits, including medical, vision and dental
• Generous vacation policy
• Huge variety of snacks and drinks, catered lunches and happy hours
• Training and career development
• Chosen as one of Crain’s Best Places to Work in 2014

Please let us know why you are interested in this position by including a cover letter with your application.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Please, no third-party resumes for this role. Candidates submitted by agencies will not be reviewed.