Features/Real Life Writer, US
Dmg::Media
$90,000 - $110,000 / year
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Description
Department: Editorial – Features
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports to: Features Editor
- Write fast, engaging 1,000–1,400-word features across real life, showbiz, celebrity, crime, health, politics, and other news-driven subjects.
- Develop compelling “As Told To” and real-life features based on original interviews and case studies.
- Pitch strong, original story ideas on a daily basis.
- Identify and secure compelling case studies, interviewees, experts, and sources.
- Conduct interviews and research to uncover distinctive and engaging stories.
- Turn complex or sensitive subjects into accessible, compelling digital features.
- Work closely with photo editors to source and select images that effectively illustrate articles.
- Build and publish stories using a content management system.
- Work quickly and accurately to tight editorial deadlines.
- Collaborate with editors and colleagues across the newsroom to maximize the reach and impact of features.
- Contribute to follow-up coverage and enterprise features as required.
- Restructure and adapt opinion or other editorial content where appropriate.
- Ensure all reporting meets the highest editorial, legal, and ethical standards.
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a feature writer at a newspaper, news website, magazine, television news show, or comparable newsroom.
- Proven experience producing compelling, impactful features for a digital or mass-market audience.
- Experience writing real-life and/or “As Told To” features is highly desirable.
- Strong knowledge of the DailyMail.com brand, editorial voice, and audience.
- Understanding of the types of stories that attract, retain, and delight subscribers.
- Outstanding writing, interviewing, research, and storytelling skills.
- Ability to generate compelling story ideas consistently and work quickly under pressure.
- Strong online research skills and familiarity with digital research tools.
- Excellent editorial judgment and attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple stories and competing deadlines.
- Experience covering real life, crime, celebrity, showbiz, politics, health, or human interest is a plus.
- Experience restructuring opinion articles is advantageous.
- Experience working with content management systems is desirable.
- Flexibility to work outside standard hours when required.
- Fast-paced, collaborative newsroom environment in our New York office.
- Competitive salary of $90,000–$110,000.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Health, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401(k).
- Generous paid time off.
- Professional development opportunities.
- The opportunity to produce features read by millions of readers worldwide.
- The chance to work on high-impact real-life stories and help shape the Daily Mail's features agenda.
About this role
DMG::Media's New York features desk is seeking an experienced journalist to write compelling real-life and "As Told To" features for Daily Mail US, alongside coverage of celebrity, crime, health, politics, and other news-driven subjects. You'll produce 1,000–1,400-word pieces at speed, pitch original story ideas daily, secure and interview sources, and collaborate with editors and photo teams to maximize reader impact. The role demands strong news judgment, excellent storytelling ability, and comfort working under tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom where priorities shift quickly.
This position suits journalists with at least three years of features writing experience at a news organization, magazine, or comparable outlet, ideally with a track record of real-life features for digital or mass-market audiences. You'll need outstanding interviewing and research skills, familiarity with DailyMail.com's editorial voice and subscriber-focused approach, and the ability to find human angles that resonate with millions of readers. Experience covering crime, celebrity, showbiz, or human interest is valued, as is comfort with content management systems and the flexibility to work beyond standard hours when needed.
The role offers a competitive salary of $90,000–$110,000, comprehensive health and retirement benefits, generous paid time off, and the chance to shape features journalism for a publication reaching over a billion people monthly across digital and social platforms.
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