Newsletter Writer
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Contract newsletter writer creating weekly local-shopping guides and profiles for City Cast Austin. Reporting on Austin businesses and trends with a distinctive editorial voice.
Responsibilities:
- Write a weekly City Cast Austin newsletter focused on small businesses and local shopping, with a clear point of view and engaging voice
- Create a timely shopping guide in each issue with specific recommendations tied to the moment
- Develop a complementary second weekly segment profiling a local business or explaining a trend affecting Austin’s small business ecosystem
- Pitch a cohesive weekly newsletter plan connecting the shopping guide and second segment thematically
- Identify, contact, and interview small business owners, operators, and experts
- Write an upbeat outro featuring good news, local tips, or special recommendations
- Collaborate with the City Cast Austin team and work with the Executive Producer through editing
- Optionally discuss reporting and recommendations on the City Cast Austin podcast
Requirements:
- Strong, confident writing voice and a love of service journalism that helps readers make smart, local choices
- Deep knowledge of Austin and its small business landscape, or a proven ability to learn it quickly and thoroughly
- Experience pitching and executing reported stories or newsletters with a clear editorial vision
- Ability to connect ideas across segments and build a newsletter that feels intentional, cohesive, and fresh week after week
- Strong reporting instincts, including comfort with cold outreach and interviewing local business owners
- Strong existing network of relationships within Austin’s small business community enabling quick sourcing, original reporting, and insider-level recommendations
- Collaborative mindset and openness to editing and feedback in a team-driven environment
- Bonus: Comfort speaking about work on a podcast or interest in growing as an on-mic contributor
- Resume, cover letter, and 2–3 writing samples showcasing your voice required for application
Benefits:
- Compensation starting at $40/hour, commensurate with experience and topic
- Expectation of five hours per week
- Any other contributions are negotiable on a per-project basis
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