Game Rant | Video Games News Staff Writer

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Mid Level

**This is a freelance, REMOTE position.**

Game Rant is looking for eager and talented Freelance Video Game News Staff Writers to join their team.

As a News Staff Writer, prospective applicants will assist with covering the biggest topics in the video game industry, editorializing important details about the most popular games, and diving deep into a variety of video game communities. If you share a passion for video games, a love of writing, and a willingness to learn then please apply!

If you share a passion for video games, a love of writing, and a willingness to learn, then you’ve come to the right spot!

Job Responsibilities:

We are looking for contributors who can:

Expand coverage of gaming related topics
Help to generate news topics based on site needs.
Self-edit and publish articles with careful attention paid to SEO best practices (approximately 80 articles a month)
Pay high attention to detail for spelling, grammar, image quality, fact-checking and sourcing
If hired, our websites use Emaki to submit all articles. (Training will be provided)
Never pull details from a secondary source; research needs to be cited directly from the original, primary source where available.
As our websites are meant to be an authority, writers should not write in the first person (e.g., Avoid “I think,” “my suggestion is,” “I love this…,” etc)”

Please familiarize yourself with the site; see which articles are trending. This will give you the best idea of the topics that interest our readers the most.

Application Requirements:

C.V.
Cover Letter.
Please provide 2-3 samples of previously written work covering gaming news or features.

Applicants must be highly motivated and possess the following requirements:

Ability to source information/news from different websites.
Broad knowledge of gaming history and culture.
Availability to meet required article quota.
Experience in SEO practices.
A solid grasp of the English language and the ability to communicate niche ideas to a wide audience.

Do you think you'd be a great fit for our team? Do you have an encyclopedic knowledge of something our readers love? Are you a reliable, dedicated writer with the time and energy necessary to become a regular, trustworthy contributor that we can count on? Do you have the skills to become a valuable and productive member of the Game Rant family? If yes, then we want YOU! Don't miss the chance to be part of our team, we welcome you to apply today!

*Please note that Game Rant has a zero-tolerance policy regarding plagiarism and any use of AI content generating tools. Any evidence of plagiarism or AI generated content within your application will negatively impact your consideration for the role.*

*Only applications containing relevant samples will be considered.

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