Taylor Swift reporter - The Tennessean

Job opportunity at Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK - Taylor Swift Reporter


USA TODAY and The Tennessean/tennessean.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, seeking an experienced, video-forward journalist to capture the music and cultural impact of Taylor Swift. 

Swift's fanbase has grown to unprecedented heights, and so has the significance of her music and growing legacy. We are looking for an energetic writer, photographer and social media pro who can quench an undeniable thirst for all things Taylor Swift with a steady stream of content across multiple platforms. Seeing both the facts and the fury, the Taylor Swift reporter will identify why the pop star’s influence only expands, what her fanbase stands for in pop culture, and the effect she has across the music and business worlds. 

The successful candidate is a driven, creative and energetic journalist able to capture the excitement around Swift's ongoing tour and upcoming album release, while also providing thoughtful analysis of her music and career.

We are looking for a journalist with a voice — but not a bias — able to quickly cultivate a national audience through smart content designed to meet readers on their terms. This reporter will chronicle the biggest moments on the next portions of Taylor Swift’s tour, offering readers of USA TODAY, The Tennessean and more than 200 local news sources an inside view.

This journalist must be willing (and legally allowed) to travel internationally.

This position is remote and can be based anywhere in the US, except for Alaska and Hawaii or based at our headquarters in McLean, VA. If you live near one of our local newsrooms, you may have the option to use that as a base of operations.

 

I keep reading the post above and clicking links hoping this is from a parody account (no offense @dixiehack ), but it looks real.

 

Almost all Swifties will submit articles for free and will even pay for the privilege. They are insane.

Typical Gannett, misreading the room.

 

So, basically Swift’s Brian Windhorst.

 

Whoever lands this gig better write nice things, or Taylor will make her next album about them ...

 

On whose dime?

 

It seems a little bit late. She just finished a huge tour, her rise, her battles are on the past.

The really interesting has probably passed.

 

Doesn't matter..someone at Gannett (with influence) saw a spike in metrics and voila! Maybe they could interview one of the dozens of pro and college beat writers they've whacked in the last 2 years

 

The Eras Tour is scheduled to continue for more than a year, starting in South America.

 

Near bottom of listing:
"The hourly rate for this role will range between $21.63 and $50.87."

Not sure if I'm more surprised by the range or the top end of the range if it is indeed a 40-hour work week.

I'm guessing they will get many applications.

 

Good question. My last Gannett paper didn't want our pro beat writers going anywhere despite their coverage providing 70% of our site's unique visitors. What a fucking joke.