Job Description

Job Category: Content and News:At Hearst UK, there's always more to the story. Join us as our Senior Features Writer, Cosmopolitan (FTC) to start the next chapter in your career.We're the UK's leading premium publisher, and the people behind iconic media brands such as Esquire, Elle, Harper's Bazaar and Country Living. We've created a working environment that encourages everyone to pull together. We never stop looking for brave new ideas. We'll always try to develop and improve, we trust each other to do our best, and we have fun as we build on our heritage to make history.Cosmopolitan is the biggest young women's media brand in the world, and we're looking for an enthusiastic, digitally-savvy, Cosmo-obsessed Senior Features Writer to help build our future. If you're passionate about everything from pop culture to politics, with a keen eye for what makes a great story and the drive to make your content stand out, this is the role for you.ABOUT THE ROLEThe Senior Features Writer will work collaboratively and flexibly across the whole Cosmopolitan brand, with a particular focus on News & Politics, Factual Entertainment, Sex & Relationships, and Health & Wellbeing. This role plays a key part in our digital content production, generating traffic-driving stories and must-read reactives, topical features and op-eds that the Cosmopolitan audience will love. You will also play a key part in the print magazine process, pitching and writing across our Thrive, Love and Relax sections, as well as the opportunity to work across social, video and our print long-reads.ABOUT YOUYou will have experience writing for magazines, newspapers or digital platforms, with a proven track record of writing and uploading traffic-driving digital content. You will have experience using data and analytics, the ability to write quickly while retaining legal safety and factual accuracy, experience tracking down case studies and experts and conducting interviews, and be confident uploading and self-publishing articles using a CMS. Above all, you will have a passion for news and pop culture, always plugged into the latest social trends and discussions, and a deep understanding of the Cosmopolitan audience, tone and topics of interest.WHAT WE OFFERAt Hearst UK, you can choose from a huge range of perks and benefits that can help you learn well, work well and live well including:

• 25 days' holiday (with the option to buy up to 5 additional holiday days) - pro rated for part-time or fixed-term employees
• Hybrid working - Four days per week in the office
• Discounted gym membership
• Healthcare cash plan
• Spend a charity day with your favourite good cause
• Life assurance and pension scheme
• Regular socials and more!

There's more to your story than you imagine. And the next chapter begins right here.Hearst UK is deeply committed to using our influential brands to reflect the world we want to live in - one that respects, protects, represents and uplifts the voices and opinions of all people. As a business, we recognise the significant benefits of creativity, collaboration and innovation that comes with diverse teams. Not only is diversifying the voices in our organization the right thing to do, but it also helps us to make powerful and exciting content that can be enjoyed by many more people. This is why we're working to build a sense of true belonging within our business and foster a culture in which everyone feels heard.

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