Journalist

• Pitch and develop timely story ideas for Popular Mechanics' daily news and short-form features
• Report and write news articles, explainers, and short features across science, technology, engineering, space, history, and related topics
• Edit staff and freelance stories for accuracy, clarity, structure, pace, and editorial style
• Assign stories to freelance writers, communicate expectations, and keep assignments moving toward deadline
• Monitor news, research, expert sources, government reports, and other reliable sources to identify important and engaging developments
• Interview scientists, researchers, engineers, historians, and other experts
• Write and refine headlines, display copy, and other story elements
• Upload, format, and publish stories using the content management system
• Collaborate with audience, social, video, and production teams to prepare stories for distribution across platforms
• Review performance using analytics tools and apply audience insights to inform future coverage
• Contribute to short-form video storytelling and other emerging editorial formats

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