Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Collider is hiring freelance writers for Polygon, a digital publication covering gaming, entertainment, and culture. The role focuses on identifying timely, high-traffic topics and producing accurate, engaging articles that follow editorial and SEO guidelines while driving audience engagement.
Responsibilities
- Keep up with trends and evolving SEO practices to produce high-impact articles every week
- Monitor industry trends, new releases, streaming charts, gaming developments, and online discourse to surface smart, timely story ideas
- Identify topics and angles with strong audience and traffic potential across Entertainment and/or Gaming
- Write clear, engaging, and accurate copy that follows Polygon’s editorial and SEO guidelines
- Submit assignments in a timely manner that are properly self-edited
- Work closely with segment leads and implement feedback quickly and constructively
- Maintain a consistent, professional freelance schedule
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of Entertainment and/or Gaming, both classic and current
Skills
- Minimum of 2 years' experience writing editorial content, ideally within the entertainment or gaming space
- Excellent grasp of pop culture and strong familiarity with the Entertainment and/or Gaming landscape
- For Entertainment writers: strong knowledge of movies and television, including major franchises, streaming platforms, genres, current releases, and entertainment trends
- For Gaming writers: strong knowledge of video games, including major franchises, genres, platforms, developers, current releases, and gaming industry trends
- Strong instincts for identifying timely topics and developing angles that can attract and engage a large digital audience
- Comfort with SEO principles and headline strategy, including keyword integration and audience-first framing
- A collaborative and proactive work ethic
- Keep up with trends and evolving SEO practices to produce high-impact articles every week
- Monitor industry trends, new releases, streaming charts, gaming developments, and online discourse to surface smart, timely story ideas
- Identify topics and angles with strong audience and traffic potential across Entertainment and/or Gaming
- Write clear, engaging, and accurate copy that follows Polygon's editorial and SEO guidelines
- Submit assignments in a timely manner that are properly self-edited
- Work closely with segment leads and implement feedback quickly and constructively
- Maintain a consistent, professional freelance schedule
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of Entertainment and/or Gaming, both classic and current
- Educational background in journalism, communications, English, or a related field is preferred
- Prior experience with a CMS (WordPress or similar preferred)
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with performance-based earning potential.
- Consistent and timely payments.
- Flexible schedule — work on your own time, from anywhere.
- Remote freelance position.
- Exposure to Polygon’s large and highly engaged audience.
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