United States onlyProvi is innovating the 240-billion dollar alcohol industry—do you want to be part of something game-changing? We were a hungry team in 2016 when we started and we’re still a hungry team, living our values—Host, Serve, Deliver and Celebrate—every day. We make sure that as the company grows, our people grow too and we’d love to have you on board.
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Who We Are: At Provi, we’re on a mission to simplify the beverage alcohol industry through a modern, digital marketplace that connects suppliers, distributors, and retailers—all in one platform. Our technology empowers the three-tier system, streamlines operations, and helps businesses grow faster. We’re proud to be transforming an entire industry—and we’re just getting started.
About the Role:
SevenFifty Daily and Provi are looking for an associate editor to join their editorial team. This position is full-time and reports to the editor in chief of SevenFifty Daily.
The ideal candidate will be passionate about the drinks industry and have a minimum of 2 years experience in print and digital media covering the beverage alcohol space. They will be a strong writer with the desire to further develop reported journalism skills, as well as possess good developmental editing and copyediting skills. This person will work with freelance writers to shape pieces, support sponsored content and email projects, and collaborate in overall digital strategy for growing readership, ad opportunities/revenue, and lead generation across SevenFifty Daily and Provi’s digital platforms.
What You'll Do:
- Manage freelance writers to shape feature articles, new stories, and content that is timely, engaging and compelling from assignment through invoicing
- Write hed/dek, ad copy, story starts, social media taglines that optimize digital search
- Copy-edit and proof stories, work with writers to find best sources, fact-check, secure images, draft captions
- Write and contribute content as needed
- Coordinate visual assets as needed
- Write weekly People News column
- Write social media copy and schedule content for posting
- Support the editorial production of sponsored content projects, including communicating with clients about their editorial vision for sponsored pieces and emails, writing creative briefs, writing and editing ad copy, and selecting ad images
- Ensure style and quality control and maintain SFD voice and style in sponsored content pieces
- Participate in weekly team calls
- Participate in client kick-off calls
- Select and ensure images work editorially
- Manage contributor contracts and invoices
- Monitor team email alias and inbox
What We’re Looking For:
- Flexible, adaptable, and able to function in fast-moving, dynamic work environment
- Strong writing skills
- Basic developmental editing and copyediting skills/able to lead, guide, and direct freelance writers to craft compelling and unique content through multiple rounds of edits
- Knowledge of and interest in beverage alcohol (wine/beer/spirits), particularly the beverage alcohol trade
- Show meticulous attention to detail, accuracy (fact-checking) as well as the bigger picture vision for balance, diversity, and tone
- Familiarity with trade voice and ability to adapt to SFD tone and style
- Efficient under pressure and able to meet multiple weekly and monthly deadlines
- Understanding of SEO best practices
- Familiarity working with WordPress, Asana or Jira, Google Drive, or similar tools
- A knack for brainstorming creative story ideas and turning them into engaging editorial
- Professional client management and communication skills; ability to work with range of clients and advertisers
- Can problem solve independently
What you can do at Provi:
Make an impact: Work directly with the management team to help grow the business.
Find your groove and grow: Provi keeps growing and you should too. Expand your skill set, diversify your experience and develop along with us.
Enjoy competitive benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401K with match, Commuter Perks, Long/Short Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, Unlimited PTO and ½ day Fridays in the Summer.
Be a part of something big: Join a dynamic and innovative team that is working to change a major industry.
Provi is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
GB and US only
