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Forbes · 1 day ago

Staff Writer, Education

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$80K/yr - $100K/yr

4+ years exp

Forbes is an iconic global media brand that has symbolized success for over a century. They are seeking a talented and ambitious staff writer with strong reporting, writing and analytical skills to lead their higher education coverage, focusing on creating engaging content and analyzing trends in education.

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Responsibilities

Content Creation: Drive trend coverage and investigations into the business of education. Transform complex topics, current events, new technologies, policies, and studies into engaging, actionable content. Create clear, engaging and original articles, including actionable tips, how-to guides, interviews, and explainers, that are relevant, authoritative and compelling

List Curation: Own our flagship America’s Top Colleges list, which is based on educational and career outcomes, not reputation. Create new lists designed to reflect the changing educational landscape. (For example, Forbes’ popular New Ivies list was launched in 2024 in recognition of some employers’ growing disillusionment with graduates of the traditional Ivy League.)

Audience-Centric Approach: Deeply understand our target audience of those who believe college is an investment and expect Forbes to provide insight into the return on that investment. Engage with and grow this community through surveys, focus groups, and more. Analyze performance data and adapt content strategies to continuously improve audience engagement, loyalty, traffic and subscriptions

Content Planning: In partnership with the Service desk head, manage a content calendar, proposing themes, topics and features that will drive readership and engagement

Collaboration: Work closely with other writers, the contributor network, audience development, newsletters, video, art and other teams to ensure your work has maximum impact and advances the overall editorial strategy

Qualification

JournalismAI ToolsAudience EngagementCommunication SkillsCreativity

Required

4-5+ years in journalism, including experience writing about education

Exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills with a keen focus on detail, clarity, liveliness, and accuracy

Ability to translate complex information into easily digestible and actionable insights

Proven ability to craft compelling and engaging content across various platforms that capture attention, while adhering to Forbes' voice and editorial guidelines

Strong interest in innovative ways to use AI platforms to assist your workflow; explore and experiment with emerging tools and technologies

Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey messages and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Genuine passion for understanding the unique needs of students, their families and other stakeholders in higher education and to producing journalism that meets those needs