Syndication Editor (Project-Based)

About BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Ticker: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet. Across food, news, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, buy, and obsess over next. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives. We'll continue to recruit the best founders and creators to join us in this mission, with more additions like HuffPost to come.

Business Area: Content
Job Category: Editorial
Hourly: $25.00 an hour
Union Status: Non-Union 

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role

BuzzFeed is searching for a Syndication Editor to monitor content from partner editorial teams — particularly HuffPost and Associated Press — and select stories with strong potential to resonate with BuzzFeed readers. You'll curate and package those stories for BuzzFeed.com, ensuring they are optimized for our voice, audience interests, and distribution channels.

The ideal candidate has sharp editorial instincts (especially around news/politics, lifestyle, and entertainment), understands what motivates readers to click and share, and can quickly spot stories that are primed for wider reach. This role requires someone who is both analytical and creative: able to recognize audience appetite, identify content gaps, and re-package stories in ways that maximize engagement.

This is a 3-month contract position with the possibility of extension.

You Have

• Ability to identify stories with viral or high-engagement potential
• Experience adapting or repackaging existing stories for new audiences or platforms
• Ability to interpret key audience data points and use them to refine your approach
• Highly organized and able to move quickly while managing multiple stories per day
• An understanding of content across verticals (news, lifestyle, entertainment) and audiences across platforms (Google, Facebook, Apple News)
• Strong awareness of social trends and what drives people to click, read, and share
• Ability to handle constructive feedback and improve from it
• Highly proficient in Slack + remote workflows 
• Past experience working in editorial settings is required; 1-2 years experience preferred

Along with your resume, please upload (in the Cover Letter section) a doc or PDF that includes:
1) A short explanation of why you’d be a great fit for this role, including any relevant past work.
2) Take a look at the BuzzFeed.com homepage today. What are three stories we’re missing that you think our audience would love?
3) Tell us what a typical day of consuming content looks like for you. Where do you get your news, keep up with trends, and see what people are talking about?

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning @ BuzzFeed team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more